Scarface (novel) Scarface (novel) Scarface is a novel written by Armitage Trail in 1929 and published in 1930. The 1932 film "Scarface" was based on it. The twenty-eight year-old author died suddenly of a heart attack in 1930. The book's storyline is heavily inspired by the real life gangster Al Capone whose nickname was also "Scarface". It concerns the rise and fall of Tony "Scarface" Camonte, who after performing a hit on mob leader Al Springola, moves in to take over the illegal alcohol business in Chicago during the Prohibition Era. He is ultimately shot dead by his brother (who concurrently rises
Scarface (1983 film) "Scarface" was released on Blu-ray Disc on September 6, 2011 in a two-disc, limited edition, steelbox package. The set contains a remastered, 1080p widescreen transfer of the film in 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound, as well as a digital copy. Disc two is a DVD of the 1932 "Scarface", featuring a TMC-produced introduction by Robert Osborne and an alternate ending. Bonus features include "The Making of Scarface" documentary, and a new retrospective documentary: "The Scarface Phenomenon". A special gift set, limited to 1,000 copies, features the Blu-ray set housed in a cigar humidor, designed by humidor craftsman Daniel Marshall.