Scarface is a movie directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson in 1932 and based on the book of the same name by Armitage Trail, first published in 1929. The movie features Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, C. Henry Gordon, George Raft, and others.
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Storyline
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant Antonio Camonte acts on the orders of Italian mafioso John Lovo and kills Louis Costillo, the leading crime boss of the city’s South Side. However, Johnny repeatedly warns Tony not to mess with the Irish gangs led by O’Hara, who runs the North Side. She visits his apartment where he shows her his view of an electric billboard advertising Cook’s Tours, which features the slogan which inspires him: The World Is Yours.
Movie vs Book
Year
1932
Minutes
93
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Scarface
Original title: Scarface: The Shame of the Nation
Director: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson
Country: USA
Year: 1932
Length: 1h33m
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Year
1929
Pages
186
Book Rate
7.44
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Book
Scarface
Author: Armitage Trail
Country: USA
First published in: 1929
Length: 186 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Brian De Palma
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“With novels one has more control and more satisfaction. The best thing about filmmaking is the team work, and the worst thing about filmmaking is it’s a team.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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