Completed in mid-1930, Scarface, based on Armitage Trail's novel of the same name, might have been the first of the great talkie gangster flicks, but it was held up for release until after that honor was jointly usurped by Little Caesar and Public Enemy. Paul Muni stars as prohibition-era mobster Tony Camonte, a character .. Read more
| Starring | Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff |
|---|---|
| Director | Howard Hawks |
| Genres | Drama |
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Al Pacino's legendary movie Scarface is to be given a big screen make-over for a new generation of movie fans. The popular 1983 crime drama, which starred Pacino as Cuban gangster Tony Montana, was a remake of Howard Hawks' 1932 film starring Paul Muni as an Italian who takes over the city of Chicago, Illinois. Now movie bosses are planning to revive the format for a third time, according to Deadline.com. The website reports executives at Universal Pictures are planning a new version of... Read more
Veteran actor Robert Loggia has urged movie bosses to abandon a planned big screen re-imagining of cult classic Scarface. Reports emerged last week (ends25Sep11) that the crime drama is set to be remade for a new generation of movie fans. The 1983 film, which starred Al Pacino as Cuban gangster Tony Montana, was itself an adaptation of Howard Hawks' 1932 picture of the same name, starring Paul Muni as an Italian who takes over the city of Chicago, Illinois. But Loggia, who played drug lord... Read more
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