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• Crime/detective
• Thriller

• 1983
• Brian De Palma
• 162 mins
• 18

Summary

Gangster drama starring Al Pacino. Having lied his way into the US from Cuba, two-bit criminal Tony Montana murders a political agitator in order to get a green card. From then on he pursues the American Dream with violent, ruthless efficiency - no matter what the cost.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

This scorching update of Howard Hawks's 1932 classic by director Brian De Palma relocates events to Miami and follows the rapid rise and violent fall of a Cuban refugee turned cocaine-smuggling kingpin. Al Pacino produces one of his finest scenery-chewing performances as the ruthless criminal pursuing the American Dream, and he gets top support from Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife, Steven Bauer as his partner in crime and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as his sister. The sharp, if expletive-ridden, dialogue in Oliver Stone's script and the vivid cinematography of John A Alonzo help make De Palma's urban shocker a modern-day classic and one of the best movies ever made about the subject. However, some may find its excess in all areas - especially the final massacre that outdoes The Wild Bunch - more off-putting than entertaining.

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8.3/10

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Cast

rolenameTony MontanaAl PacinoManny RaySteven BauerElviraMichelle PfeifferGinaMary Elizabeth MastrantonioFrank LopezRobert LoggiaMama MontanaMiriam ColonOmarF Murray AbrahamAlejandro SosaPaul ShenarBernsteinHarris YulinChi ChiAngel SalazarErnieArnaldo SantanaAngelPepe SernaNick the PigMichael P MoranHector the ToadAl IsraelBankerDennis HolahanShadowMark MargolisSheffieldMichael AlldredgeSeidelbaumTed BeniadesLuisPaul EspelDr MunozLoren AlmaguerMiriamDawnell BowersSalesladyTina Leigh CameronRonnie EchevierraVictor CamposMarielitoRobert Hammer Cannerday

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rolenameDirectorBrian De Palma

Details

Theatrical distributor

Universal

Released on

2009-08-21

Languages

English | Spanish

Guidance

Violence, swearing, drug abuse, sex scenes and nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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