From the 1930s to the 1960s, there were various iterations of the gangster film. There are conventional gangster films like The Public Enemy, Scarface (1932), and Little Caesar that defined a genre.

De Palma's "Scarface" is a retelling of Howard Hawks' 1932 film of the same name, which is also highly regarded among crime ...

Known for his eye for authenticity and real-world storytelling, Lumet had already helped to establish Pacino as a movie star with his Oscar-worthy performances in Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon. Both ...