Scarface

About Scarface

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.

Scarface is a 1932 crime thriller film directed by Howard Hawks. The film is filed under audacious, film noir, pre-code, and alcohol.

Paul Muni appears as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, Ann Dvorak as Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte, Karen Morley as Poppy, and Osgood Perkins as John 'Johnny' Lovo. Released in April 1932, it runs 93 minutes.

The screenplay is by Ben Hecht. It is adapted from a novel. In the United States it streams on Brew.

The Invisible Man, The Irishman, and Once Upon a Time in America make useful companions to Scarface, all filed under black and white and murder. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 718 votes.