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Overview

In this film, based on Armitage Trail's novel, Paul Muni stars as prohibition-era mobster Tony Camonte. The homicidal Camonte ruthlessly wrests control of the bootlegging racket from his boss Johnny Lovo. However, Tony does have a soft spot in his heart for his sister Cesca.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2019
UPC:	0191329114605
Original Release:	1932
Rating:	PG
Source:	Universal
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	3:10:00
Sales rank:	19,003

Special Features

Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host and film historian Robert Osborne; Alternate ending; 1080i/p High Definition; 480i/p Standard Definition

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paul Muni	Tony Camonte
Ann Dvorak	Cesca Camonte
George Raft	Guino Rinaldo
Karen Morley	Poppy
Osgood Perkins	Johnny Lovo
Boris Karloff	Gaffney
Vince Barnett	Angelo
C. Henry Gordon	Insp. Guarino
Inez Palange	Tony's Mother
Edwin Maxwell	Commissioner
Tully Marshall	Managing Editor
Harry Vejar	Big Louis Costillo
Bert Starkey	Epstein
Henry Armetta	Pietro
Maurice Black	Sullivan
Purnell Pratt	Publisher
Charles Sullivan	Bootlegger
Harry Tenbrook	Bootlegger
Hank Mann	Worker
Paul Fix	Gaffney Hood
Howard Hawks	Man on Bed
Dennis O'Keefe	Dance Extra
John Mahin	MacArthur of the Tribune
Adolph Tandler	Composer
Gus Arnheim	Composer

Technical Credits

Howard Hawks	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Ben Hecht	Screenwriter
W.R. Burnett	Screenwriter
Seton I. Miller	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Fred Palsey	Screenwriter
Howard Hughes	Producer
John Mahin	Screenwriter

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Editorial Reviews

Scarface is a potent, uncompromising portrait of the gangster life. While journalists often romanticized them, and many in the public made mobsters into folk heroes, director Howard Hawks' portrayal of the brutish and ambitious Capone-inspired titular character, played with terrific ferocity by Paul Muni (this movie made him a star, and it is easy to see why) is brutal and stark. The pre-noir gangster genre was in many ways defined by the innovative approaches taken by Hawks in Scarface. Tracking and dolly shots, relatively unknown at the time, contribute to the film's kinetic energy and excellent pacing. The expressionistic black-and-white cinematography by Lee Garmes is married to a screenplay (written by a team led by Ben Hecht) packed with symbolism as well as a rare combination of humor, sex, and violence. This extremely violent film (28 murders are recorded onscreen) also grafts a racy incest theme (Muni's character has Caligula-like feelings for his sister, played with remarkable sexual confidence by Ann Dvorak) onto the story line, resulting in considerable pressure from censors (the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America) coming to bear on the filmmakers (in this pre-Hays Production Code era). However, after considerable squabbling, producer Howard Hughes finally released Scarface in two formats: one with censor approval and one without, leading to confusion among Scarface audiences at the time. Ironically, though the movie indicts the violence of the mob figures it portrays, it became very popular largely because of this: in the end, the mobsters lead a very exciting lifestyle and seem to be having a lot of fun wreaking havoc on the world. And, of course, the movie is grand entertainment itself.

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