Al Capone
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Al Capone was a gang leader known for his brutality and flamboyance. He was most active in Chicago, between 1925 and 1931.
He was known by the nickname "Scarface", and he was said to be the model of the protagonist of the 1932 film Scarface.[1][2]
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"Scarface vs. Scarface". CrimeReads. 2024-08-07. Archived from the original on 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
Thus, the 1932 version depicts such real atrocities as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, while the 1983 version includes real-life footage of Fidel Castro and the Mariel boatlift.
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Richard Brody (2021-07-06). ""Scarface" Startles Anew on the Criterion Channel". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
Hawks’s “Scarface” was “The Wolf of Wall Street” of its day, and, like Martin Scorsese’s extravagant, exuberant 2013 drama about financial grifters, the film’s allure and enticements are a crucial part of its substance.