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Bruce Alfred Johnston Sr. (March 27, 1939 – August 8, 2002) was the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in the history of Pennsylvania, U.S. The gang started in the 1960s and was rounded up in 1978 after his son, Bruce Jr., testified against him. The 1986 film At Close Range is based loosely on Johnston's gang.
Dec 12, 2016 · At Close Range is, in my opinion, a highly underrated crime film. The 1986 drama depicts the events surrounding a crime family based in rural Pennsylvania during the 1960s and 1970s.
At Close Range. At Close Range is a 1986 American neo-noir [2] crime drama film directed by James Foley from a screenplay written by Nicholas Kazan, based on the real life rural Pennsylvania crime family led by Bruce Johnston Sr. which operated during the 1960s and '70s.
The 1986 movie "At Close Range" featuring Sean Penn and Christopher Walken portrayed real life events that occurred in Chester and Lancaster County Pennsylvania in the 1960s and 1970s. This...
Apr 21, 2023 · At Close Range Based on True Events. Yes, ‘At Close Range’ is based on a true story. Written by Nicholas Kazan, the story takes its inspiration from the real-life crime family led by Bruce Johnston Sr. in rural Pennsylvania in the 1970s.
Based upon the true story of Bruce Johnston Sr., his son, and his brothers; together, they constituted one of suburban Philadelphia's most notorious crime families during the 1970s. Their criminal activities ranged from burglary, theft... and ultimately, murder.
Aug 7, 2023 · WRAL’s newest true crime podcast, “The Killing Month August 1978,” tells the true story of a string of murders in Chester County, Pennsylvania, committed by the Johnston Gang and its leader,...
