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Little Caesar
starring: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr., Sidney Blackmer
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy, Elmer Clifton, Rudolf Ising

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419801891
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1419801899
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Running Time: 78 minutes
Sales Rank: 9959
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1931

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Little Caesar is the tale of pugnacious Caesar Enrico Bandello a hoodlum with a Chicago-sized chip on his shoulder few attachments fewer friends and no sense of underworld diplomacy.Running Time: 78 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 012569672154

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- Iconic. Unforgettably iconic.
Iconic means pertaining to images. There's not a lot of plot to this movie, but the imagery blows you away; and stays with you forever. The rise and fall of Rico is a very simple story. He gets to the top by stopping at nothing. His readiness to shoot to kill, almost for the fun of it, scares half the gangsters into submission, and inspires the devotion of the other half. That's the mechanics of his rise. The role of the mysterious Mr Big in the ultra-luxurious pad at the top of the heap is unexplained. Nothing is shown of bootlegging (Rico is teetotal --- until his fall: is there a message there?) or prostitution. There's a cheap early hold-up, followed by an extremely unsubtle cash raid on a night-joint. The protection racket means that Rico's predecessor can spend most of his time playing solitaire. He's too fat, dumb and lazy to keep his seat. Rico appears to have no interest at all in women, but he is vain; ... Read More

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- A very influential film
Little Caesar, made in 1931, was released only a few months before The Public Enemy with James Cagney, and together they set the standard that all future crime films would be judged. Edward G Robinson takes the acting honours by miles with a mesmerising performance as Rico.

The film is is clearly influenced by the life of Al Capone, and Chicago in general in the 1920's. For 1931, only a year or so into talkies the script is remarkably good. Flaherty, who is the Cop who wants to put the cuffs on Rico has some great dry witty and sarcastic lines. Rico has many classic lines including "You can dish it out but you're getting so you just can't take it anymore!" and his final words "Mother of mercy.. is this the end of Rico?".

Watch carefully and you will spot scenes by the director Mervyn LeRoy that influenced Martin Scorcese amongst others. Well worth getting and if there was a better crime ... Read More

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- Still a Good film
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The father of Gangster movies, Little Caesar is an excellent "talkie" that launched Edward G. Robinson as a bonafide movie star. Where Rico's downfall was his inablility to kill a good friend, the 1932 Scarface corrected the problem by having Tony have the guts to off his best bud. But Ego gets them every time. Good script, great conflict and just a stellar performance by Robinson. Rico impersonations continue to this day and is a fine tribute to Robinson's performance. Highly Recommended.

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- The Best Gangster Actor!
The best thing about this film is the performance of Edward G. Robinson as Little Caesar. It is a powerful performance.

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