Martin Scorsese

1942-

Biography: life and films

Martin Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Queens, New York, US on 17th November 1942.

His best films as a film director include Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990) and The Departed (2006), and whose best work as an actor include Italianamerican (1974), American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978) and Il Mio viaggio in Italia (1999).

Martin Scorsese has so far directed 32 films (including 2 shorts), appeared in 27 films and scripted 10 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (26 films), Documentary (14), Biography (11), Thriller (8), crime-thriller (5), romance (4), comedy-drama (3), comedy (3) and comedy-thriller (2).

Our average rating for Martin Scorsese over all films is: 3.7

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor

I Call First (1967) [a,d,w]

Bezeten - Het gat in de muur (1969) [w]

Street Scenes (1970) [a,d]

Boxcar Bertha (1972) [a,d]

Mean Streets (1973) [d,w]

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) [d]

Italianamerican (1974) [a,d]

Taxi Driver (1976) [d]

New York, New York (1977) [d]

American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978) [a,d]

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978) [a]

The Last Waltz (1978) [a,d]

Il pap'occhio (1980) [a]

Raging Bull (1980) [d]

The King of Comedy (1982) [d]

Anna Pavlova (1983) [a]

After Hours (1985) [d]

'Round Midnight (1986) [a]

The Color of Money (1986) [d]

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) [d]

New York Stories (1989) [a,d]

Dreams (1990) [a]

Goodfellas (1990) [d,w]

Cape Fear (1991) [d]

Guilty by Suspicion (1991) [a]

Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992) [a]

The Age of Innocence (1993) [d]

Quiz Show (1994) [a]

Casino (1995) [d,w]

Search and Destroy (1995) [a]

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) [a]

Kundun (1997) [d]

The Race to Save 100 Years (1997) [a]

À la recherche de Kundun avec Martin Scorsese (1998) [a]

Bringing Out the Dead (1999) [a,d]

Il Mio viaggio in Italia (1999) [a,d,w]

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) [a]

Gangs of New York (2002) [d]

Shark Tale (2004) [a]

The Aviator (2004) [a,d,w]

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) [a,d,w]

The Departed (2006) [d]

Shine a Light (2008) [a,d,w]

Shutter Island (2009) [d]

Hugo (2011) [a,d]

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) [d]



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