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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 novel of the same name first published in 1930 by Armitage Trail.
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.
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- Crime, Drama
- Brian De Palma
- 1983-12-09
- Brian De Palma
- Al Pacino
- 'Scarface' Is Actually a Remake. De Palma's Scarface was actually a remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson-directed film of the same name starring Paul Muni as Tony Camonte, the young man of humble beginnings who rises through the illicit ranks to become Chicago's biggest bootlegging despot.
- Al Pacino Saw an Opportunity for a Remake. Fast-forward 51 years later, when Al Pacino is attending a screening of the 1932 movie. “I went and saw that film and called (producer) Marty Bregman after," Pacino recalled during a 2011 question and answer session about the making of the 1983 film. "
- 'Scarface's Characters Are Based on Al Capone's Real-Life Cohorts. Although De Palma's version of Scarface revolves around the drug trade, the story of Tony Montana echoes that of Capone, particularly in its telling of how Montana becomes embroiled in his peccant universe.
- The Film's Female Characters Are Largely Fictional. Although the events and characters in De Palma's Scarface closely align with the world of Al Capone, the stories of the women in Tony Montana's life are largely fictionalized and barely coincide with the female figures in Capone's life.
Director Brian De Palma and star Al Pacino take it to the limit in this stylized, ultra-violent and eminently quotable gangster epic that walks a thin white line between moral drama and ...
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De Palma then directed crime film Scarface (1983) starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer with a screenplay by Oliver Stone. The film received mixed reviews with its negative depictions of ethnic stereotypes, as well as its violence and profanity. It has since been re-evaluated and became a cult classic.
Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Plot: In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug empire while...
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