After going through many iterations wherever it was released, what does Sergio Leone’s swan song unleash within the gangster film pantheon?

In the late 60s, Albert Ruddy turned a Mafia book into what's to become one of the greatest films of all time. Where does this offer stand?

A group of fear-inducing animals who wanted to reign in infamy only to discover the joys of doing good. Is it as simple as that? Yes and no…