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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Martin Scorsese (screenplay) and
Mardik Martin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 October 1973 (USA) more
Tagline:
You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets...
Plot:
A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(37 articles)
Scorsese to Receive DeMille Award at Golden Globes
(From Get The Big Picture. 14 November 2009, 6:07 PM, PST)
Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber
(From The Auteurs. 14 November 2009, 6:13 AM, PST)
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How it all began more (161 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert De Niro | ... | Johnny Boy |
 | Harvey Keitel | ... | Charlie |
 | David Proval | ... | Tony |
 | Amy Robinson | ... | Teresa |
| Richard Romanus | ... | Michael |
| Cesare Danova | ... | Giovanni |
| Victor Argo | ... | Mario (as Vic Argo) |
| George Memmoli | ... | Joey |
| Lenny Scaletta | ... | Jimmy |
| Jeannie Bell | ... | Diane |
| Murray Moston | ... | Oscar (as Murray Mosten) |
 | David Carradine | ... | Drunk |
 | Robert Carradine | ... | Boy With Gun |
| Lois Walden | ... | Jewish Girl |
 | Harry Northup | ... | Soldier |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Season of the Witch (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
112 min | Spain:107 min (DVD edition)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)
Certification:
Hong Kong:III | Argentina:18 | Iceland:16 | Canada:R (DVD rating) | Brazil:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 (re-rating) | France:-16 (original rating) | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:16 (1977) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (re-rating) (1993) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:16
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The voice over narration in the opening of the movie ("You don't make up for your sins in Church; you do it on the street; everything else is bullshit and you know it...") is actually not said by Harvey Keitel (the character we are intended to believe is thinking these thoughts), but director Martin Scorsese. Scorsese felt that using a separate voice to make the distinction between Keitel's thoughts and actions was necessary. Scorsese borrowed this technique from Federico Fellini, who used it in I vitelloni (1953). more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Charlie is in the back seat of Michael's car (after the bar shooting scene), his audio is slightly off. more
Quotes:
Tony DeVienazo: Stay out of my place, I know your face! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "HBO First Look: The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun (#13.15)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
I MET HIM ON A SUNDAY more
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You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bulls**t and you know it.
Watching this movie is like watching birth. This movie is the birth of the Scorsese style. Many of what you see here is later translated into other Scorsese pictures. The style helps this low budget movie captivate audiences with originality and a great story.
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