Scarface (1932 film)
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Scarface (1932 film) is a landmark pre-Code American gangster film, loosely based on Al Capone, that helped define the crime genre with its violent, gritty portrayal of organized crime.
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| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film → crime film → film → gangster film → |
| alternateEnding |
censorship-imposed ending
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| basedOn |
Al Capone
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Scarface (1929 novel) → |
| censorshipStatus |
subject to censorship cuts
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| character |
Cesca Camonte
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Guino Rinaldo → Johnny Lovo → Poppy → Tony Camonte → |
| cinematography |
Lee Garmes
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
Howard Hawks
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Richard Rosson NERFINISHED → |
| distributedBy |
United Artists
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| editedBy |
Edward Curtiss
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| filmColor |
black-and-white
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| genre |
crime drama
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gangster film → |
| hasTheme |
ambition and corruption
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organized crime → rise and fall of a gangster → |
| inspiredBy |
Al Capone
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| mainCharacter |
Tony Camonte
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| motionPictureRating |
pre-Code
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| musicBy |
Adolph Tandler
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| notableFor |
graphic violence for its time
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gritty portrayal of organized crime → influence on the gangster film genre → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| portrays |
bootlegging
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organized crime in Chicago → |
| producer |
Howard Hughes
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| productionCompany |
The Caddo Company
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| recognizedAs |
classic American gangster film
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landmark of the pre-Code era → |
| releaseDate |
1932-03-31
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| releaseYear |
1932
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| runtimeMinutes |
93
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| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
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John Lee Mahin → Seton I. Miller → |
| setInLocation |
Chicago
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| setInPeriod |
Prohibition era
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| starring |
Ann Dvorak
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Boris Karloff → George Raft → Karen Morley → Osgood Perkins → Paul Muni NERFINISHED → |
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Howard Hawks
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Howard Hughes → |
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Scarface (1932 film)
("Scarface (1929 novel)")
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