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Scarface is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Rosson released in USA on 9 april 1932 with Paul Muni

Scarface (1932)

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Released in USA 9 april 1932
Length 1h29
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Mob film,    Action,    Adventure,    Crime,    Romance
Rating76% 3.8476753.8476753.8476753.8476753.847675

Scarface (also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American Pre-Code gangster film starring Paul Muni as Antonio "Tony" Camonte. It was produced by Howard Hughes and Howard Hawks and directed by Hawks and Richard Rosson. The story is based on Armitage Trail's 1929 novel of the same name, which is loosely based on the rise and fall of Al Capone. The film features Ann Dvorak as Camonte's sister, and also stars Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, and Boris Karloff. The plot centers on gang warfare and police intervention when rival gangs fight over control of Chicago. A version of the St. Valentine's Day massacre is also depicted.

The film was the basis for the Brian De Palma 1983 film of the same name starring Al Pacino.

Synopsis

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant Antonio "Tony" Camonte (Paul Muni) acts on the orders of Italian mafioso John "Johnny" Lovo (Osgood Perkins) and kills "Big" Louis Costillo (Harry J. Vejar), the leading crime boss of the city's South Side. Johnny then takes control of the South Side with Tony as his key lieutenant, selling large amounts of illegal beer to speakeasies and muscling in on bars run by rival outfits. However, Johnny repeatedly warns Tony not to mess with the Irish gangs led by O'Hara who runs the North Side. Tony soon starts ignoring these orders, shooting up bars belonging to O'Hara, and attracting the attention of the police and rival gangsters. Johnny realizes that Tony is out of control and has ambitions to take his position.

Actors

Paul Muni

(Tony 'Scarface' Camonte)
George Raft

(Guino Rinaldo)
Ann Dvorak

(Cesca Camonte)
Karen Morley

(Poppy)
Boris Karloff

(Gaffney)
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