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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 90/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 91 1930s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic90/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
715 audience votes
Key crew
- Ben HechtScreenplay
- Howard HawksDirector
- Adolph TandlerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul MuniAntonio 'Tony' Camonte
- Ann DvorakFrancesca 'Cesca' Camonte
- Karen MorleyPoppy
- Osgood PerkinsJohn 'Johnny' Lovo
- C. Henry GordonInsp. Ben Guarino
- George RaftGuino Rinaldo
- Vince BarnettAngelo
- Boris KarloffGaffney
- Purnell PrattMr. Garston, publisher
- Tully MarshallManaging Editor
- Inez PalangeMrs. Camonte
- Edwin MaxwellChief of Detectives
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Themes
chicago, illinoissibling relationshipbased on novel or bookpoliceprohibition eraalcoholgangstergang warbeerambitionfilm noirmurder
Mob Movies
Scarface is #18 of 60
