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Little Caesar is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film distributed by Warner Brothers, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Glenda Farrell. The film tells the story of a hoodlum who ascends the ranks of organized crime until he reaches its upper echelons.
Mały Cezar (ang. Little Caesar) – amerykański film gangsterski z 1931 roku w reżyserii Mervyna LeRoya, zrealizowany na podstawie powieści W.R. Burnetta. Pierwszy amerykański film dźwiękowy o tematyce gangsterskiej, przedstawiający losy gangstera ściganego przez policję.
Little Caesar, American gangster film, released in 1931, considered a classic of the genre. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) In a critically acclaimed performance, Edward G. Robinson plays Rico Bandello, a petty crook who ultimately schemes his way to the top of a.
W. R. Burnett. William Riley Burnett (November 25, 1899 – April 25, 1982) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for the crime novel Little Caesar, the film adaptation of which is considered the first of the classic American gangster movies.
One of the most well-known and best of the early classical gangster films is Warner Bros.' and director Mervyn LeRoy's Little Caesar (1930). It is often called the grandfather of the modern crime film, with its quintessential portrayal of an underworld character that rebelliously challenged traditional values.
Here, wide-mouthed, squat and pug-faced Little Caesar (or Rico Bandello) is a tragic hero: overly-ambitious in his goal of becoming a crime lord, and although he achieves his goal in his rapid rise to power, he is machine-gunned down in the final scene during an equally-rapid fall.
An aspiring small-town criminal, Caesar "Rico" Bandello (Edward G. Robinson) relocates to Chicago to hit the big time, accompanied by his buddy, Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.).
