Little Caesar (1930)
84 %
Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 16 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 81 mins
Synopsis: 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.)... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Stanley Fields, Glenda Farrell, Thomas Jackson
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Screenwriter: W.R. Burnett
Producer: Hal B. Wallis, Darryl F. Zanuck
Screenwriter: Francis Edward Faragoh
Screenwriter: W.R. Burnett
Producer: Hal B. Wallis, Darryl F. Zanuck
Screenwriter: Francis Edward Faragoh
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No director could ask for more than Edward G. Robinson's contribution. Here, no matter what he has to say, he's entirely convincing.
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10/31/07
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Though it looks somewhat dated now, there's no denying the seminal importance of this classic adaptation of WR Burnett's novel.
02/09/06
Feels stilted when stacked up against its tougher depression-era contemporaries.
02/07/05
... an iconographic mob film, the prototype for thousands of movies of its type to come.
01/28/05
Robinson's riveting performance earned him a permanent place in the history of cinema.
01/25/05
LeRoy's direction is terse, tough and tense, although some of the sound is crude by modern standards.
05/24/03
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One of the most well-known and best of the early classical gangster films is Warner Bros.' Little Caesar (1930) - often called the grandfather of the modern crime film
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