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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Howard Hawks |
| Stars: |
Paul Muni |
| Actors: |
C. Henry Gordon |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Vintage · Organized Crime · Crime · Mobsters · Essential Cinema |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
025195004473 |
| Release Date: |
1932 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 33min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Universal Cinema Classics Includes PUBLIC ENEMIES Sneak Peek, 1hr 34min |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 33min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (April 19, 1990)
UPC: 096895500732 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
John Lee Mahin |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/01/2001, p.106, Jonathan Wright): "...This is the mobster flick that defined many of the genre's cliches....SCARFACE still packs considerable punch..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Loosely based on the life of Al Capone, Howard Hawks's SCARFACE is one of the most shocking and powerful gangster films ever made, setting the standard for Hollywood screen violence for years to come. Tony "Scarface" Camonte (Paul Muni) is an enforcer for Johnny Lovo, an ambitious gangster who wants to combine all the liquor rackets in Prohibition-era Chicago into one crime empire. To achieve this goal Tony embarks on a reign of terror, threatening citizens and clawing his way to power until he is the number one mobster in town. Muni's fierce performance established the model for the Hollywood mobster, a violent yet charismatic figure. Censorship battles over the film delayed its release for two years, and resulted in additional moralizing scenes and an alternate ending. Visually dynamic and provocative, SCARFACE, produced by Howard Hughes, is one of the best films of the 1930s and the forerunner of the modern gangster film. |
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