Mister Scarface
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Mister Scarface (Template:Langx) is a 1976 noir action thriller 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.Template:Sfn The film was shot at De Paolis in Rome and on location in Rome.Template:Sfn
Release
Mister Scarface was distributed theatrically in Italy by Over Seas Film Company on 3 December 1976.Template:Sfn It grossed a total of 333,059,400 Italian lire domestically.Template:Sfn It was later released in West Germany as Zwei Supertypen raumen auf in Germany on 9 December 1977 with an 88-minute running time.Template:Sfn
Home media
Mister Scarface, as I Padroni Della Cittá, was released on DVD on April 4, 2005, by Raro Video.[1] The same company released it on Blu-ray as I Padroni Della Cittá in 2012,[2]Template:Efn and in a Limited Edition for the United Kingdom on March 24, 2025, as Rulers of the City.[3] This edition has been restored to 4K and includes dubbing options, a video essay by B movie documentarian Mike Malloy,[4] and archival interviews.[5]
In popular culture
The dialogue is extensively sampled in the track Strong Face by Cestrian.[6]
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- Template:Trim Mister Scarface is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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- 1976 films
- 1976 crime films
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s German films
- 1970s action thriller films
- 1970s crime action films
- 1976 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