Dir. Howard Hawks · Starring Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, C. Henry Gordon, George Raft · Music Adolph Tandler
“The rise and fall of a power hungry mobster.”
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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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This is a raw, relentless plunge into unchecked ambition and moral decay. Its pre-Code audacity and stark black-and-white visuals create a tense, propulsive experience, feeling both historically significant and shockingly modern in its ruthless portrayal of power and corruption.
grittyruthlessaudacioustenserelentlesspropulsivepre-Code cinemaclassic gangsterstark black-and-whiteproto-noirunchecked ambitioncorruptionfamily loyaltythe American dream (twisted)
chicago, illinoissibling relationshipbased on novel or bookpoliceprohibition eraalcoholgangstergang warbeerambitionfilm noirmurdermobsterblack and whitepre-codeaudacious