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Scarface (1983)

Brian De Palma's iconic crime drama is loosely based on the 1929 novel of the same name and follows Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino), who begins a life of crime after arriving in Miami. It chronicles his rise from a penniless thug to one of the richest and most ruthless kingpins in the world, amassing a criminal empire worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Scarface
R
Crime

Director
Brian De Palma
Release Date
December 9, 1983
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
Cast
Al Pacino , Michelle Pfeiffer , Robert Loggia
Writers
Runtime
170 minutes
Budget
$25 million

Summary

A remake of the classic gangster film.

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