Screenplay:
Martin ScorseseCinematography:
Jean-Yves EscoffierComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Martin Scorsese, Billy Wilder, Arthur Penn, Gregory Peck, George Lucas, Clint Eastwood, Brian De Palma, Francis Ford Coppola, Samuel Fuller, Kathryn Bigelow (more)Plots(1)
Despite its nearly four-hour running time, this is a uniquely personal look at movies from one of the late 20th century's great directors and film historians. The film consists of head & shoulder shots of Scorsese speaking into the camera for a minute or two, followed by 10-15 minutes of film clips with Scorsese voice-over. Scorsese approaches the films in terms of how they affected him as a director foremost and as a storyteller/film fan second. Segments include "The Director as Smuggler," "The Director as Iconoclast", and so on. The Journey begins with silent masters like D.W. Griffith and ends in 1969 - when Scorsese began to make films. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jay Adler (a.f.)
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Mae Marsh (a.f.)
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Howard Gaye (a.f.)
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