Beyond the title, the ending was also altered; rather than a defiant final stand, the original film had to include a scene where Camonte is captured and legally executed to show that "crime doesn't pay". The Transition to the 1983 Remake
The "subtitle" most famously associated with the Scarface legacy is a title forced upon the original 1932 film by censors to ensure the movie was seen as a moral warning rather than a glorification of crime. The Origins: Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (1932) subtitle Scarface
Instead of the Italian-American Prohibition-era setting of the 1932 version, the remake focused on the Cuban Mariel boatlift and the 1980s Miami cocaine trade. Beyond the title, the ending was also altered;
To appease these concerns, the producers added the subtitle " The Shame of a Nation " to explicitly frame the story as an indictment of the "gangster evil" in America. To appease these concerns, the producers added the