The real tony montana death
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AMC Talk
On the final Mob Monday, Scarface airs at 9:30am/8:30c, followed by The Godfather at 1:30/12:30c, The Godfather: Part IIat 5:30/4:30c, and the finale of The Making of the Mob: New York at 10/9c. Director Brian De Palma's film tells the tale of the excessive violence of the Miami drug trade and the gangsters trying to shoot their way to the top. Which real Mafioso inspired the story? Which on-screen death was based on FBI and DEA records? Read on to discover five true mob stories behind Scarface:
1. Tony Montana (Al Pacino) was based on real-life mobster Al Capone.
Scarface is loosely based on a 1932 film of the same name, in which the main character, Tony Camonte, is inspired by infamous Mafioso Al Capone, one of the most notorious crime lords in mob history. Both Capone and Montana were major crime bosses in their cities, both had major hits put out on them, and, most notably, both had deep scars on their faces, earning them the moniker, "Scarface." However, Capone died of cardiac arrest while surrounded by friends and family, rather
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Tony Montana
Character in Scarface
For other uses, see Tony Montana (disambiguation).
"Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys" redirects here. For the 2008 film, see Trailer Park Boys: Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys.
Fictional character
Antonio "Tony" Montana is a fictional character and the villain protagonist of the 1983 film Scarface. This character is portrayed by Al Pacino in the film and is voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the 2006 video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. Embodying the possibility of a person rising from the bottom of society to the top, Tony Montana has become a cultural icon, as well as one of the most iconic film characters of all time.
In 2008, Montana was named the 27th Greatest Movie Character by Empire magazine.[1] The character is partly based on Tony Camonte, the protagonist of the 1932 film; Camonte was, in turn, an adaptation of Tony Guarino from the 1929 novel, which in turn was a loose fictionalization of real-life Italian-American gangster Al Capone, who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1899.[2] In contrast to Guarin
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Al Capone
American gangster and businessman (1899–1947)
This article is about the gangster. For other uses, see Al Capone (disambiguation).
"Capone" redirects here. For other uses, see Capone (disambiguation).
Al Capone | |
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Capone in 1930 | |
| Born | Alphonse Gabriel Capone (1899-01-17)January 17, 1899 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1947(1947-01-25) (aged 48) Palm Island, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Successor | Frank Nitti |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Allegiance | Chicago Outfit |
| Conviction(s) | Tax evasion (26 U.S.C. § 145) (5 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | 11 years imprisonment (1931) |
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (kə-POHN,[1]Italian:[kaˈpoːne]; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-
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