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Carlito's Way

Brian De Palma / US, 1993 / 143 min.

Can a criminal escape his violent past? Carlito Brigante, the Puerto Rican gangster seeking to escape his milieu, has to live by the code and comes to the aid of his friend, underworld lawyer Kleinfeld. Star turn for Al Pacino in this Brian de Palma classic.

poster Carlito's Way (Brian De Palma, US 1993)
He was supposed to go down for 30 years, but thanks to the machinations of crafty underworld lawyer Kleinfeld (almost over-the-top performance by Sean Penn) Carlito Brigante, the former capo of a gang of New York heroin dealers is released after five years.

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Scenes from this movie may cause fearThis movie contains scenes of violenceThis movie contains scenes with alcohol and/or drug useThis movie contains foul languagePersons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult

Director

Brian De Palma

Production year

1993

Country

US

Original title

Carlito's Way

Length

143 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

35mm

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Eye Classics

Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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