Country
United States
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Note
New Orleans, Louisiana
The rise and fall of a power hungry mobster.
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Boris Karloff | Gaffney |
| Purnell Pratt | Mr. Garston, publisher |
| Tully Marshall | Managing Editor |
| Inez Palange | Mrs. Camonte |
| Edwin Maxwell | Chief of Detectives |
| Jean Harlow | Blonde at Paradise Club |
| Henry Armetta | Pietro, the Barber (uncredited) |
| Gus Arnheim | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
| Eugenie Besserer | Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) |
| Maurice Black | Jim, the Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Waiter at Columbia Cafe (uncredited) |
| Virginia Dabney | Mabel (uncredited) |
| William B. Davidson | Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) |
| James Durkin | Newspaper Man (uncredited) |
| Bill Elliott | Man Outside Theatre (uncredited) |
| Eddie Fetherston | Reporter (uncredited) |
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| Paul Fix | Hood with Gaffney (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Howard Hawks | Man on Bed (uncredited) |
| Brandon Hurst | Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) |
| Sydney Jarvis | Bartender (uncredited) |
| John Kelly | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| John Lee Mahin | MacArthur from the Journal (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | Stag Party Janitor (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Hood (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Perry | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Pedro Regas | Tony - Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Warner Richmond | Cesca's Dance Partner (uncredited) |
| Constantine Romanoff | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Hood (uncredited) |
| Bert Starkey | Epstein - Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Helen C. Thompson | Sadie Thompson (uncredited) |
| Nick Thompson | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Theatregoer (uncredited) |
| Harry J. Vejar | Big Louis Costillo (uncredited) |
| Sailor Vincent | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Douglas Walton | Cesca's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| Stanhope Wheatcroft | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeActionDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Scarface |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | Italiano, English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | The Caddo Company, United Artists |
| Data di uscita | 9 aprile 1932 |
| Producer | Howard Hawks, Howard Hughes |
| Writer | Armitage Trail, Ben Hecht, Seton I. Miller, John Lee Mahin, W.R. Burnett |
| Editors | Edward Curtiss, Lewis Milestone, Douglass Biggs |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes, L. William O'Connell, Eugene Kornman, Warren Lynch, Charles Bohny, Warner Cruze, Roy Clark |
| Asst. Directors | Howard Hawks, Seton I. Miller, John Lee Mahin, W.R. Burnett, Richard Rosson |
| Camera Operators | Warren Lynch, Roy Clark, Lee Garmes, Eugene Kornman, L. William O'Connell, Charles Bohny, Warner Cruze |
| Add. Photography | Lee Garmes, Eugene Kornman, Warren Lynch, L. William O'Connell, Charles Bohny, Warner Cruze, Roy Clark |
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| Production Design | Harry Oliver |
| Art Direction | Harry Oliver |
| Set Decoration | Harry Oliver |
| Stunts | Sailor Vincent, Howard A. Anderson |
| Composer | Adolph Tandler, William Snyder, Gus Arnheim |
| Sound | William Snyder, Adolph Tandler, Gus Arnheim |
| Budget | 800.000 € |
| Incasso | 600.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Belgium
Date
Apr 09, 1932
Certification
16
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 09, 1932
Country
Brazil
Date
Apr 23, 1932
Country
United Kingdom
Date
May 07, 1932
Certification
15
Country
Spain
Date
Nov 21, 1932
Certification
16
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Country
France
Date
Feb 17, 1933
Country
Japan
Date
Mar 13, 1933
Certification
R15+
Country
Sweden
Date
Sep 18, 1944
Certification
15
Country
Italy
Date
Nov 15, 1947
Certification
T
Country
Russia
Date
Jan 01, 1951
Physical media
Country
Brazil
Date
Jul 15, 1999
Certification
14
Note
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