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Scarface (1932)

★ 7.4/10 93 min Crime, Action, Drama United States English
Director: Howard Hawks
Screenplay by: Ben Hecht
Novel: Armitage Trail
Dialogues: W.R. Burnett, John Lee Mahin, Seton I. Miller
Streaming: Not available
The rise and fall of a power hungry mobster.

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Paul Muni
Paul Muni Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte
Karen Morley
Karen Morley Poppy
Osgood Perkins
Osgood Perkins John 'Johnny' Lovo
C. Henry Gordon
C. Henry Gordon Insp. Ben Guarino
George Raft
George Raft Guino Rinaldo
Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett Angelo
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff Gaffney

Scarface Appears on 13 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #932
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #1232
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #391
Movies Approved By The Church Of Satan
Church of Satan #72
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #943
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #641
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #80

Critic Curated

The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #288

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #031
Francois Truffaut's List Of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #41

Fun Lists

American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Villains
American Film Institute #47

Genre Curation

American Film Institute’s Top 10 Gangster Films
American Film Institute #06

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1930 1939 Films
Letterboxd #79

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