Little Caesar (Blu-ray)

The Power-Mad Monarch of the Murder Mobs!

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 18 minutes
Video: Black & White
Released: May 21, 2013
Originally Released: 1930
Label: Turner Classic Movie
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Note: Commentary by Film Historian Richard B. Jewell

Leonard Maltin Hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1931 with Newsreel, Spencer Tracy Short The Hard Guy, Cartoon Lady Play Your Mandolin
Theatrical Trailers
Featurette Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
1954 Release Foreward

Audio:

DTS HD Master Audio - English, Spanish
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Edward G. Robinson & Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Performer:		Stanley Fields, Glenda Farrell, Thomas E. Jackson, William Collier, Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Ince, Maurice Black & George E. Stone
Directed by		Mervyn LeRoy
Edited by		Ray Curtiss
Screenwriting by		Francis Edward Faragoh
Art Direction by		Anton Grot
Story by		W.R. Burnett
Produced by		Hal B. Wallis & Darryl F. Zanuck
Director of Photography:		Tony Gaudio

Memorable Quotes and Dialog:

"For all of them that take the sword shall perish by the sword."

- Opening quote

"Shoot first and argue afterwards."

- Caesar Enrico Bandello (Edward G. Robinson)

"Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico'"

- Rico

"Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?"

Entertainment Reviews:

Sight and Sound

Apr 1, 2005

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Jan 25, 2005

Cinemania

Jul 4, 2013

Filmcritic.com

Jan 28, 2005

Los Angeles Times

Jan 23, 2005

CinePassion

Sep 23, 2011

Movie Metropolis

Jan 25, 2005

Product Description:

With its focus on character flaws instead of plot devices, LITTLE CAESAR is the mother of the modern gangster flick. Edward G. Robinson stars as Enrico Bandelli in the role that made him a household name. Bandelli moves to the big city with partner in crime Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and becomes a member of Sam Vettori's Mafia gang. In spite of the urgings of pretty girl Olga Strassoff (Glenda Farell) to quit the mob, Rico quickly becomes the head of the Vettori gang and with a couple of quick kills scares mob boss Arnie Lorch back to Detroit. Bandelli, dubbed Little Caesar by the press, is known as a boss in his own right, but what goes up must come down in this tale of excessive hubris. At the time of its release, the stacatto sound design for LITTLE CAESAR was leagues ahead of its early talkie contemporaries. But what keeps the film alive is the fine script and the startling performance from Edward G. Robinson.

Plot Synopsis:

This classic crime story that made Edward G. Robinson a star deals with the rise and fall of a penny-ante crook who becomes the head of the mob, only to fall from grace as quickly as he rose.

Keywords:

Organized Crime | Vintage | Recommended | Crime

Production Notes:

LITTLE CAESAR was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2000.
Enrico Bandello was modeled after Al Capone.
Mervyn LeRoy wanted Clark Gable to play Joe Massara. After the screen test, studio executives decided that Gable would never become a star because of his unusually large ears. Douglas Fairbanks was cast in his place.
LeRoy had to fight to gain permission to shoot Burnett's violent novel, but the decision paid off--the film was a big box-office success, opening the door for even more violent work to come.