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  <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Mr. Scarface]]''' ([[:Category:1976|1976]], [[:Category:Italy|Italy]]/[[:Category:Germany|Germany]]) is a [[:Category:Poliziotteschi|Italian Crime]] film directed by [[:Category: Fernando DiLeo|Fernando DiLeo]].  
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*'''Featured in''': [[Fernando DiLeo Crime Collection]]
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* [[Mr. Scarface (1976)|Poster Art]]
====Main Details====
*[[/Press Kit|Press Kit]]
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{{Italy}}
{{Germany}}
 
==Also Known As==
* Blood and Bullets
* Kaupunki kauhun vallassa (Finland)
* Mr. Scarface (USA)
* The Big Boss
* Zwei Supertypen räumen auf (Germany)
* I Padroni Della Citta
* Rulers of the City
 
==Tagline==
* Its The Godfather Thing...Sharper Than The Sting...A Wilder Ride Than Bonnie & Clyde!!!
 
==Main Details==
 
* Released in 1976
* Released in 1976
* Color
* Color
* Running Time: 92 Minutes
* Running Time: 92 Minutes
* Production Co: Cineproduzioni Daunia 70 | Divina-Film | Seven Star Film
* Production Co: Cineproduzioni Daunia 70 | Divina-Film | Seven Star Film
* Distribution Co: PRO International Pictures (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
* Distribution Co: PRO International Pictures (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
 
* Directed by [[:Category: Fernando DiLeo|Fernando DiLeo]]
==Cast and Crew==
* Directed by [[Fernando DiLeo]]
* Written by Fernando Di Leo & Peter Berling
* Written by Fernando Di Leo & Peter Berling
* Starring Jack Palance, Al Cliver, Harry Baer, Gisela Hahn, Enzo Pulcrano, Roberto Reale
* Starring Jack Palance, Al Cliver, Harry Baer, Gisela Hahn, Enzo Pulcrano, Roberto Reale
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* Cinematography by Erico Menczer
* Cinematography by Erico Menczer
* Film Editing by Amedeo Giomini
* Film Editing by Amedeo Giomini
====Also Known As====
* Blood and Bullets
* Kaupunki kauhun vallassa (Finland)
* Mr. Scarface (USA)
*Scarface Killer
* The Big Boss
* Zwei Supertypen räumen auf (Germany)
* I Padroni Della Citta
* Rulers of the City
* Mister Scarface


==Film Review==
====Tagline====
{{Fernando DiLeo}}
* Its The Godfather Thing...Sharper Than The Sting...A Wilder Ride Than Bonnie & Clyde!!!
{{Poliziotteschi}}
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{{Luis Bacalov}}
 
Tony (Harry Baer) is a small time collector for a local mafiosi. At the beginning of the film we get a look at how Tony does his job. The funny thing about Tony is hes not a big bouncer type guy. He looks like a 'happy go lucky' college kid. Still, when he doesn't get his money, he knows how to kick ass. Tony works for Luigi who bases his loansharking business out of a small billiard room/casino. One night, a new guy on the scene, Rick (Al Cliver) is playing poker and loses a some big money, so his boss, Manzari (Jack Palance) aka "Scarface" has to come and pay his debt (he writes a check!). Before leaving the casino, Scarface has his thugs beat Rick up because he lost money. Luckily, Tony is close by and being a nice guy, he helps Rick up and lets him crash at his pad. Meanwhile, Tony finds out from Luigi that Scarface's check is bad and he's pissed. He doesn't like being disrespected that way. Tony gets an idea. He hires a local actor to play an IRS inspector, while he takes the role of a guard. The actor and Tony get into Scarface's office and steal the 10,000 lire Scarface didnt pay. The scheme goes perfect but when Tony brings the money back to Luigi and explains HOW he got it, Luigi knows that Scarface will soon be gunning for all of them. Tony also has to contend with Peppi (Enzo Pulcrano) who is Luigi's top lieutenant. Peppi doesn't like Tony. Tony and Peppi have a fistfight and of course, Tony wins. Making the smart move before its too late, Peppi turns on Luigi and sets him up by having him come to a meeting on the outskirts of town. Peppi assassinates Luigi and starts working for Scarface. Scarface finds out about Tony's sting operation from Peppi and sends his men after Tony, Rick and their friend, an older ex-mafiosi named Napoli (Vittorio Caprioli) who provides alot of the film's more comedic moments. After Scarface's thugs find Napoli and are ready to kill him, Rick and Tony watch from outside his apartment and then make their move and take all the thugs out. Their final plan is to lure ol Scarface to a location, an abandoned slaughterhouse (get the joke?) to sell him some cocaine. The climactic battle is alot of fun to watch. Rick, Tony and Napoli take out all the thugs in a game of cat and mouse.
 
Mr. Scarface is one of my favorite poliziotteschi. Its such an easy, enjoyable film to watch and all the characters are interesting and fun. The dialogue in the movie has got that trademark snappy, wise-cracking Fernando DiLeo style. The whole movie is just smooth like a good Italian wine. Its not overly violent, its got just the right amount. Plenty of shootouts, fist fights, foot chases and lots of humor. The great Jack Palance surprisingly doesn't get alot of screentime or any big scenes in the film. He's almost playing a minor role while most of the movie is focused on Tony, Rick and the other guys. The music by DiLeo collaborator Luis Enriquez Bacalov doesnt feature the hard edged fuzzed out rock by Osanna as we heard in [[Il Boss]], instead it has more simplistic sparse sound. Even the opening isn't wild, its very subdued. Mr. Scarface is another classic from the 70s Italian crime genre.
 
'''Reviewed by [[User:PopeyePete|Popeye Pete]] - 3/20/08'''
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[[Category:1976]][[Category:Films]][[Category: Reviews]][[Category: Poliziotteschi]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:Germany]][[Category:Fernando DiLeo]][[Category:Luis Enriquez Bacalov]][[Category:Jack Palance]]
[[Category:1976]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Action/Adventure]][[Category: Poliziotteschi]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:Al Cliver]][[Category:Germany]][[Category:Fernando DiLeo]][[Category:Luis Enriquez Bacalov]][[Category:Jack Palance]]

Latest revision as of 13:18, 6 February 2024

Mr. Scarface (1976, Italy/Germany) is a Italian Crime film directed by Fernando DiLeo.

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Main Details

  • Released in 1976
  • Color
  • Running Time: 92 Minutes
  • Production Co: Cineproduzioni Daunia 70 | Divina-Film | Seven Star Film
  • Distribution Co: PRO International Pictures (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
  • Directed by Fernando DiLeo
  • Written by Fernando Di Leo & Peter Berling
  • Starring Jack Palance, Al Cliver, Harry Baer, Gisela Hahn, Enzo Pulcrano, Roberto Reale
  • Produced by Armando Novelli
  • Original Music by Luis Enríquez Bacalov
  • Cinematography by Erico Menczer
  • Film Editing by Amedeo Giomini

Also Known As

  • Blood and Bullets
  • Kaupunki kauhun vallassa (Finland)
  • Mr. Scarface (USA)
  • Scarface Killer
  • The Big Boss
  • Zwei Supertypen räumen auf (Germany)
  • I Padroni Della Citta
  • Rulers of the City
  • Mister Scarface

Tagline

  • Its The Godfather Thing...Sharper Than The Sting...A Wilder Ride Than Bonnie & Clyde!!!
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