Mister Scarface (Italian: I padroni della città) is a 1976 noir-action film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Jack Palance.
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| Directed by | Fernando di Leo |
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| Story by | Fernando di Leo[2] |
| Produced by | Armando Novelli[1] |
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| Cinematography | Erico Menczer[2] |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini[2] |
| Music by | Luis Enriquez Bacalov[2] |
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| Distributed by | Over Seas Film Company |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
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| Box office | ₤333,059 million |
Plot
editTony (Harry Baer) is a mob loan 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 Manzari (Palance) out of a fortune, but Manzari isn't about to let that happen.
Cast
edit- Harry Baer as Tony
- Al Cliver as Ric
- Jack Palance as Manzari aka "Mr. Scarface"
- Vittorio Caprioli as Vincenzo Napoli
- Gisela Hahn as Clara
- Edmund Purdom as Luigi Cerchio
- Enzo Pulcrano as Peppi
- Carmelo Reale (as Roberto Reale) as Luca
- Peter Berling as Valentino
Production
editMister 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
editMister 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
editFootnotes
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