Carlito's Way Carlito's Way Carlito's Way is a 1993 American crime film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels "Carlito's Way" and "After Hours" by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Jorge Porcel, Joseph Siravo and Viggo Mortensen. The film stars Pacino as Carlito Brigante, a Puerto Rican criminal who vows to go straight and to retire in paradise. However, his criminal past proves difficult to escape, and he unwittingly ends up being dragged into the same activities that got him imprisoned
Al Pacino in the equally successful sequels "The Godfather Part II" (1974) and "The Godfather Part III" (1990). Pacino's performance as Michael Corleone in these films is regarded as one of the greatest screen performances in film history. Pacino received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for "Serpico" (1973); he was also nominated for "The Godfather Part II", "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975) and "...And Justice for All" (1979), and won the award in 1993 for his performance as blind Lieutenant Colonel Slade in "Scent of a Woman" (1992). For his performances in "The Godfather", "Dick Tracy" (1990), and "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992),