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Little Caesar

Movie · 1931 · 79 min

A lean, punchy rise-and-fall crime saga that crackles with swagger and ends in a lonely, bitter gutter.

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1931 film by Mervyn LeRoy
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Year
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Runtime
79 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, film noir, action, crime, melodrama, thriller, gangster, suspense, crime thriller, crime drama
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
Francis Edward Faragoh
Starring
Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, Ralph Ince, Sidney Blackmer, George E. Stone, William Collier Jr., Stanley Fields
Music
Ernö Rapée
Cinematography
Tony Gaudio
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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