SCARFACE (1932) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson

 

Written by - Ben Hecht, Seton I. Miller, John Lee Mahin, W.R. Burnett, Howard Hawks, Fred Pasley

 

Starring - Paul Muni, George Raft, Boris Karloff

 

 

 

"The rise and fall of a high ranking and near insanely violent gangster. Decades later, this Howard Hawks film still retains most of the controversy which accompanied and delayed the film's initial release. This is not only due to the daring on screen violence and remorseless characters the film portrays, but also due to some heavy dramatic undertones and dark themes this film deals with, from the terror of gang wars to quasi-incestuous relationships while Paul Muni's lead performance adds intensity."

 

 

Drama, USA