Mister Scarface
| Mister Scarface | |
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| Italian | I padroni della città |
| Directed by | Fernando di Leo |
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| Story by | Fernando di Leo[2] |
| Produced by | Armando Novelli[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Erico Menczer[2] |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini[2] |
| Music by | Luis Enriquez Bacalov[2] |
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| Distributed by | Overseas Film Company (Italy) |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
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| Language | Italian |
| Box office | ₤333,059 million |
Mister Scarface (Italian: I padroni della città, lit. 'The rulers of the city') is a 1976 poliziottesco 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Jack Palance as "Scarface" Manzari
- Harry Baer as Tony
- Al Cliver as Ric
- Vittorio Caprioli as Vincenzo Napoli
- Gisela Hahn as Clara
- Edmund Purdom as Luigi Cerchio
- Enzo Pulcrano as Peppi
- Carmelo Reale as Luca
- Rosario Borelli as Laverde
- Peter Berling as Valentino
- Fulvio Mingozzi as Ric's Father (uncredited)
Production
[edit]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
[edit]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]
In popular culture
[edit]The dialogue is extensively sampled in the track Strong Face by Cestrian.[4]
References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Curti 2013, p. 191.
- ^ a b c d e Curti 2013, p. 190.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 192.
- ^ "Cestrian: Strong Face". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
[edit]- I padroni della città at IMDb
- Mister Scarface is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- 1976 films
- 1976 crime films
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s German films
- 1970s action thriller films
- 1970s crime action films
- 1970s crime thriller films
- German action thriller films
- German crime action films
- German crime thriller films
- Italian action thriller films
- Italian crime action films
- Italian crime thriller films
- Italian buddy films
- Poliziotteschi films
- Films directed by Fernando Di Leo
- West German films
- Films scored by Luis Bacalov