The Directors: Martin Scorsese

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• Genre: History
• Movie Type: Biography
• Themes: Filmmaking
• Release Year: 2000
• Run Time: 55 minutes

Plot

The American Film Institute's Directors: Martin Scorsese profiles the great director and offers insight into Scorsese's working methods, philosophies, and intentions. The documentary examines his total career, including his apprenticeship with Roger Corman, the great controversy over Last Temptation of Christ, his award-winning gangster picks, and Bringing Out the Dead, which received mixed reviews. Directed by Robert J. Emery, the one-hour program features interviews with Scorsese, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, Barbara De Fina, Griffin Dunne, Ray Liotta, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Paul Newman, and Joe Pesci. Films excerpted include Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, After Hours, Casino, and others. ~ Betsy Boyd, All Movie Guide

Cast

Willem Dafoe - Interviewee; Ray Liotta - Interviewee; Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio - Interviewee; Joe Pesci - Interviewee; Jodie Foster - Interviewee; Paul Newman - Interviewee

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