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Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, and starring Al Pacino. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, in turn based on the 1930 novel by Armitage Trail.
- $23.5–37 million
- Martin Bregman
Dec 9, 1983 · Scarface: Directed by Brian De Palma. With Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
- (887K)
- Crime, Drama
- Brian De Palma
- 1983-12-09
Dec 9, 2023 · Sat 9 Dec 2023 06.17 EST. F orty years out from Scarface storming American cinemas in a hail of machine-gun fire, why is Tony Montana still idolized by dealers, mafiosos, gangsters, gangstas,...
- 3 min
- Charles Bramesco
Sep 28, 2003 · For Al Pacino, the role was an opportunity to explore a crime boss who is the polar opposite of his Michael Corleone in Coppola's "The Godfather." Corleone is slick and smooth, intelligent and strategic; Montana is instinctive, impulsive and reckless.
"Scarface" takes its title from the 1932 Howard Hawks movie, which was inspired by the career of Al Capone.
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands...
