If you’re an Al Pacino fan, don’t miss Channel 1’s evening dedicated to this extraordinary actor, with a screening of Brian De Palma’s cult film Scarface, followed by the documentary Al Pacino: The Bronx and the directorial fury of Jean-Baptiste Perretier.
In this case, we will explore the impressive filmography of this huge star (who will soon return to the cinema in the film The Exorcism), through this quiz, which invites you to try to identify ten films among the sixty feature films that his career represents. Date.
Before you begin, here are some anecdotes you might not know about the movie that largely helped make this actor the star he is today, Brian De Palma’s Scarface.
Did you know?
A reference to Joe Montana
The main character is named Tony Montana in reference to Joe Montana, the favorite American football player of the film’s screenwriter: Oliver Stone.
Spielberg to the rescue
Steven Spielberg, who was visiting the set of Scarface at the time, got his hands dirty filming the final scene of the Columbian’s attack on Tony Montana’s mansion.
Sidney Lumet is expected
Sidney Lumet, who had already starred in Al Pacino’s Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon, originally wanted to direct this remake of Scarface. The project eventually went to Brian De Palma, who was attached to direct Flashdance at the time.
F*ck
The word “fuk” is uttered 226 times, an average of 1.32 times per minute. It must not have helped the film when it was classified by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)…
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