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Scarface

  • 7.7 /10

  • 673

  • 98%

Plot

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

Cast

Paul Muni as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
Paul Muni

as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte

Ann Dvorak as Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte
Ann Dvorak

as Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte

Karen Morley as Poppy
Karen Morley

as Poppy

Osgood Perkins as John 'Johnny' Lovo
Osgood Perkins

as John 'Johnny' Lovo

C. Henry Gordon as Insp. Ben Guarino
C. Henry Gordon

as Insp. Ben Guarino

George Raft as Guino Rinaldo
George Raft

as Guino Rinaldo

Vince Barnett as Angelo
Vince Barnett

as Angelo

Boris Karloff as Gaffney
Boris Karloff

as Gaffney

Purnell Pratt as Mr. Garston, publisher
Purnell Pratt

as Mr. Garston, publisher

Tully Marshall as Managing Editor
Tully Marshall

as Managing Editor

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • April 9, 1932

Production Companies

  • The Caddo Company

  • United Artists

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • Italiano

  • English

Budget

  • $800,000.00

Revenue

  • $600,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.55 hrs

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Reviews

Odd to see Howard Hawks on this genre, but he directs this workman-like gangster effort steadily, managing to convey some semblance of the environment of fear and violence without actually turning it into a visual gory bloodbath. Paul Muni may have had top billing, but for me George Raft steals this - charisma a-plenty. Boris Karloff appears oddly miscast, but Dvorak and Morley play the roles of …