Little Caesar

The Power-Mad Monarch of the Murder Mobs!
Little Caesar
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DVD Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 18 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: January 25, 2005
  • Originally Released: 1930
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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Memorable Quotes and Dialog:

"Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?"

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Fresh91%

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 6,065
Rating: 3.5/5 -- Come for Rico, stay for Rico
Filmcritic.com
Jan 28, 2005
Tautly directed by LeRoy...
Los Angeles Times
Jan 23, 2005
Rating: 2/4 -- Feels stilted when stacked up against its tougher depression-era contemporaries. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Feb 7, 2005
The production is ordinary and would rank as just one more gangster film but for two things. One is the excellence of Mr. Burnett's credible and compact story. The other is Edward G. Robinson's wonderfully effective performance. Full Review
New York Times
May 24, 2003
Rating: A- -- One of the most popular and best received crime films ever. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Jan 25, 2005
Edward G. Robinson in the performance of his career. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Jan 1, 2000
The genius of Edward G. Robinson's performance as the pint-sized mobster lies in its diffidence.
Sight and Sound
Apr 1, 2005

Product Description:

With its focus on character flaws instead of plot devices, LITTLE CAESAR is the mother of the modern gangster flick. Edward G. Robinson stars as Enrico Bandelli in the role that made him a household name. Bandelli moves to the big city with partner in crime Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and becomes a member of Sam Vettori's Mafia gang. In spite of the urgings of pretty girl Olga Strassoff (Glenda Farell) to quit the mob, Rico quickly becomes the head of the Vettori gang and with a couple of quick kills scares mob boss Arnie Lorch back to Detroit. Bandelli, dubbed Little Caesar by the press, is known as a boss in his own right, but what goes up must come down in this tale of excessive hubris. At the time of its release, the stacatto sound design for LITTLE CAESAR was leagues ahead of its early talkie contemporaries. But what keeps the film alive is the fine script and the startling performance from Edward G. Robinson.

Description by Warner Home Video:

Gangster classic involving a small-time hood who becomes a mob big shot.

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Deluxe edition of Little Caesar superlative Movie Lover: from Pittsburgh, PA US -- November, 9, 2005

For the devout 1930's gangster movie fan, this special edition is a must - the commentaries from UCLA film historians, documentary, Leonard Maltin's splendid introduction, and "typical night at the movies" shorts, newsreel, and cartoon of 1930 make this DVD more than worth every penny. No need to go into extolling the merits of this classic film - it's a beautiful - or beautifully restored? - print. There's enough treasure on the disk to keep any film buff happily watching.

And my exact same commentary for 1931's PUBLIC ENEMY deluxe DVD.


Product Info

  • Sales Rank: 114,645
  • UPC: 012569672154
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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