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Mister Scarface (Italian: I padroni della città, lit. 'The rulers of the city') is a 1976 noir film directed by Fernando di Leo from a screenplay he co-wrote with Peter Berling. It stars Jack Palance, Harry Baer, Al Cliver, Gisela Hahn, Edmund Purdom and Vittorio Caprioli.

Plot

Tony is a mob protection money collector who is unsatisfied with his position in life, and constantly dreams of living it rich in Brazil with his brother. To make some quick cash, Tony joins the forces of organized crime, making his way up the ladder. Together with Napoli, another mob enforcer, Tony hatches a plan to con mob boss “Scarface” Manzari out of a fortune, but Manzari isn't about to let that happen.

Cast

Production

Mister Scarface was the last film produced by Daunia 80 Cinematografica, the independent film company that had financed all of director Fernando di Leo's previous films starting with Naked Violence, with the exception of Shoot First, Die Later and Kidnap Syndicate.[3] The film was shot at De Paolis in Rome and on location in Rome.[1]

Release

Mister Scarface was distributed theatrically in Italy by Over Seas Film Company on 3 December 1976.[1] It grossed a total of 333,059,400 Italian lire domestically.[1] It was later released in West Germany as Zwei Supertypen raumen auf in Germany on 9 December 1977 with an 88-minute running time.[1]

The dialogue is extensively sampled in the track Strong Face by Cestrian.[4]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Curti 2013, p. 191.
  2. ^ a b c d e Curti 2013, p. 190.
  3. ^ Curti 2013, p. 192.
  4. ^ "Cestrian: Strong Face". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Scarface
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