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.
Directed by Howard Hawks
chicago, illinois
sibling relationship
based on novel or book
police
prohibition era
alcohol
gangster
gang war
beer
ambition
film noir
murder
mobster
black and white
pre-code
audacious
Rank
#2 in 1932·#1967 overall
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Cast
Paul Muni
Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
Ann Dvorak
Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte
Karen Morley
Poppy
Osgood Perkins
John 'Johnny' Lovo
C. Henry Gordon
Insp. Ben Guarino
George Raft
Guino Rinaldo
Vince Barnett
Angelo
Boris Karloff
Gaffney
Purnell Pratt
Mr. Garston, publisher
Tully Marshall
Managing Editor
Inez Palange
Mrs. Camonte
Edwin Maxwell
Chief of Detectives
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director
Richard Rosson
Co-Director
Ben Hecht
Screenplay
Howard Hawks
Producer
Howard Hughes
Producer
W.R. Burnett
Dialogue
Lewis Milestone
Additional Editing
Howard Hawks
Additional Writing
John Lee Mahin
Dialogue
Seton I. Miller
Dialogue
Sailor Vincent
Stunts
W.R. Burnett
Continuity
Popular Reviews
350 reviews
Carter
4.0★ · 09/28/25
They really don’t make them like they used to…
Boring as shit
They really don’t make them like they used to…
Boring as shit
1
Kinoman4ek
6.0★ · 09/13/25
My first movie from 1930s It wasn't bad for their time but could be better
My first movie from 1930s It wasn't bad for their time but could be better
1
Laura
6.0★ · 05/01/26
“j’ai des milliers, j'ai des milliers d'cailloux sous ma semelle j’ai des milliers, j'ai des milliers d'euros chaque semaine” - Zola
“j’ai des milliers, j'ai des milliers d'cailloux sous ma semelle j’ai des milliers, j'ai des milliers d'euros chaque semaine” - Zola
Niamh Carruthers PRO
9.0★ · 09/27/23
i watched this in a lecture hall and the gun shots were so loud my head actually ached
i watched this in a lecture hall and the gun shots were so loud my head actually ached
Batisoso
10.0★ · 06/10/26
C’est vraiment le blue print des films de gangster, pour moi c’est cliché parce que c’est l’original mais je suis pas sûre. Reste-t-il que les deux Scarface sont incomparables.
C’est vraiment le blue print des films de gangster, pour moi c’est cliché parce que c’est l’original mais je suis pas sûre. Reste-t-il que les deux Scarface sont incomparables.
