Scarface [videorecording] / directed by Howard Hawks.
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FilmPublisher number: 8238582 | Universal PicturesPublication details: [U.K. ] : Universal Pictures, [2005?]Description: 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd, b&wDDC classification: 791.437 Cast includes: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley.Summary: Tony Carmonte (Paul Muni) is a ruthless mobster intent on building his empire in prohibition-era Chicago. Fighting off all opposition, he manages to climb to the top of the heap, but thanks to an obsession with his own sister, his success will prove shortlived. Produced by the legendary recluse Howard Hughes and directed by Hollywood great Howard Hawks, this is often regarded to be the best of the classic gangster films, setting the standard for all subsequent efforts. It was remade by Brian de Palma in 1983.
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Paul Hamlyn Library | Paul Hamlyn Library | Floor 1 Mobile shelves | 791.4372 SCA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05940583 |
Film made in 1932.
From the book by Armitage Trail.
Cast includes: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley.
Tony Carmonte (Paul Muni) is a ruthless mobster intent on building his empire in prohibition-era Chicago. Fighting off all opposition, he manages to climb to the top of the heap, but thanks to an obsession with his own sister, his success will prove shortlived. Produced by the legendary recluse Howard Hughes and directed by Hollywood great Howard Hawks, this is often regarded to be the best of the classic gangster films, setting the standard for all subsequent efforts. It was remade by Brian de Palma in 1983.
DVD.
Soundtrack in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian with subtitles in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English SDH, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish and Swedish.
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