The True Story Of Scarface

Both Montana & Capone Were Ruthless Killers

In order to accurately portray a Cuban-American, Al Pacino had to convince audiences that Tony Montana’s first language was Spanish. Montana only spoke one line of Spanish in the film; however, Pacino worked with a dialect coach to make his accent more convincing. He also trained for the film by learning how to box and how to use knives in combat. Pacino modeled his body and character after boxer Roberto Duran. Capone killed numerous adversaries over the years, and he would often blow up establishments in the 1920s that refused to buy liquor from him. Some of these places had as many as 100 people in them.