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S A P H i R E

PRESENTS: LITTLE CAESAR (1931)

MOViE iNFORMATiON

[ THEATRE DATE....: 1/9/1931
[ RELEASE DATE....: 1/26/2005
[ STORE DATE......: 1/25/2005
[ GENRE...........: Gangster/Crime/Drama
[ RUNTiME.........: 78 Minutes
[ RATiNG..........: 7.4/10
[ NO. SCREENiNGS..: ???

[ ViDEO BiTRATE...: 1112 kBit/s XviD at 23.976fps
[ AUDiO BiTRATE...: 72 kBit/s VBR Mono MP3 at 48KHZ
[ AUDiO2 BiTRATE..: 50 kBit/s VBR Mono MP3 at 48KHZ
[ ASPECT RATiO....: 1.36:1
[ RESOLUTiON......: 544x400
[ ARCHiVES........: 1 sph-little.caesar.rar *49x15*
[ AVi SiZE........: 700 MB * 717,196 KB * 734,408,704 B ]
[ SUBTiTLES.......: EN, FR, SP in VobSub format

M O V i E   S U M M A R Y

Mervyn LeRoy directed this seminal gangster film, featuring a galvaniz-
ing and star-making performance by Edward G. Robinson as Caesar Enrico
"Rico" Bandello, first seen robbing a gas station with his jumpy friend
Joe Massara. Over spaghetti and coffee at a local hash-house, Rico tells
Joe that one day he will be the czar of the rackets and "not just another
mug." Joe, on the other hand, wants to be a dancer. They travel to the
big city, where Rico proves his fearlessness and rises to second-in-
command in the gang of Sam Vettori. Meanwhile, Joe falls in love with
hoofer Olga Strassoff and becomes her dancing partner. The cops start
putting the heat on Sam and he begins losing his nerve. Sam's mob then
then backs Rico and he becomes the new head of the gang. To make his
presence felt, Rico guns down police commissioner McClure and as a result
gets to meet the boss of bosses, Big Boy, a high society tycoon. Rico is
impressed and emulates Big Boy's lifestyle, but he wants more, and so he
plans to eliminate Big Boy with Joe's help. But Joe wants out of the mob
and refuses. Along with William Wellman's The Public Enemy (1931) and
Howard Hawks' Scarface (1932), Little Caesar marked the heyday of the
gangster movie before the enforcement of Hollywood's restrictive
Production Code. Included is the commentary track.

Director ................ Mervyn LeRoy

Edward G. Robinson .....  Cesare Enrico 'Rico' Bandello
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ..  Joe Massara
Glenda Farrell .........  Olga Strassoff
Sidney Blackmer ........  Big Boy

M O R E  i N F O R M A T i O N

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021079
RETAIL DVD: http://www.dvdempire.com/exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=641033

MOVIE REVIEW: http://www.filmsite.org/littc.html
DVD REVIEW: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?
threadid=224055
DVD REVIEW: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews8/gangsterbox.htm

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