Little Caesar
1931 film by Mervyn LeRoy
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Summary
Little Caesar is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,870 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Mervyn LeRoy[3]
- Screenwriter: Francis Edward Faragoh[4]
- Composer: Ernö Rapée[5]
- Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood[6]
- Genre: crime film[7], drama film[8], film noir[9], gangster film[10], action film[11], suspense film[12], crime drama film[13], crime thriller film[14], thriller film[15], melodrama[16]
- Cast member: Edward G. Robinson[17], Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[18], Glenda Farrell[19], Sidney Blackmer[20], George E. Stone[21], Stanley Fields[22], Ralph Ince[23], Armand Kaliz[24], William Collier Jr.[25]
- Producer: Hal B. Wallis[26], Darryl F. Zanuck[27]
- Production company: First National Pictures[28], Warner Bros. Entertainment[29]
- Director of photography: Tony Gaudio[30]
- Part of: National Film Registry[31]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
- Commons category: Little Caesar (film)[33]
- Distribution format: video on demand[34]
- Review score: 7.4/10[35], 92%[36]
- Color: black-and-white[37]
- Country of origin: United States[38]
- Publication date: January 1, 1931[39], January 3, 1931[40], January 25, 1931[41], March 21, 1931[42]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[43], Netflix[44]
- Narrative location: Chicago[45]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[46]
- Title: Little Caesar[47]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[48]
- Duration: 79[49]
- Capital cost: 281,000[50]
- Box office: 752,000[51]
Why It Matters
Little Caesar has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]