Scarface

1932-04-09 • 1h 33m •

Crime Drama

7.4

User Score

626 votes

"The rise and fall of a power hungry mobster."

Overview

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.

Howard Hawks

Director

Ben Hecht

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Paul Muni

Antonio 'Tony' Camonte

Ann Dvorak

Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte

Karen Morley

Poppy

Osgood Perkins

John 'Johnny' Lovo

C. Henry Gordon

Insp. Ben Guarino

George Raft

Guino Rinaldo

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$800,000

Revenue

$600,000

Runtime

1h 33m

Release Date

1932-04-09

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

2022-06-13T16:12:51.232Z

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 the molls quite effectively and Osgood Perkins plays the cowardly bully Lovo well. Holds up remarkably after almost 90 years!