Rio Bravo
1959
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Dec 9, 2018 · De Palma's flick is dedicated to the original film’s director, Howard Hawks, and screenwriter, Ben Hecht. 2. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SIDNEY LUMET FILM. At one point in the film's production,...
After ushering in the beginning of the gangster films with Underworld, his next film became one of the best films of that genre. Scarface was directed by Howard Hawks, with "Hecht the wordsmith and Hawks the engineer", [23] : 8 who became "one of the few directors with whom Hecht enjoyed working". [10]
Apr 29, 2024 · The principal contributor to the screenplay was one-time Chicago journalist Ben Hecht, who would work often with Hawks. The extra scenes shot for the film to satisfy the censors were exquisitely lit by cinematographer Lee Garmes and as such were uncharacteristic of the unadorned visual style employed by Hawks throughout his career.
Jul 6, 2021 · Richard Brody reviews the 1932 film “Scarface,” directed by Howard Hawks and starring Paul Muni, which is newly available to stream on the Criterion Channel, in a clear and vivid transfer ...
Sep 21, 2010 · Ben Hecht, who had written the original story for Underworld and who knew his gangsters, brought his special brand of humor to the script. (Hecht was later to work with Hawks on adapting his play The Front Page, [cowritten with Charles MacArthur] to become His Girl Friday [1940]).
In 1932, director Howard Hawks and screenwriter Ben Hecht make Scarface, starring Paul Muni as a thinly scarred, thinly fictionalized Al Capone. Muni’s Scarface has a best pal–henchman...
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A murderous thug shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life. Cast & Crew. Read More. Howard Hawks. Director. Paul Muni. Tony [Camonte] Ann Dvorak. Cesca [Camonte] Karen Morley. Poppy. Osgood Perkins. [Johnny] Lovo.
