Martin Scorsese

Crime Films:
-GoodFellas (1990)
-The Departed (2006)
-Gangs Of New York (2002)
-Casino (1995)
-Mean Streets (1973)

Martin Scorsese was born in the USA on the 17th November 1942

Martin Scorsese films address themes such as Italian American Identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern Crime and violence.

Martin Scorsese has collaborated with legendary actor Robert De Niro on many a film and has also collaborated with famous actors such as Harvey Keitel, Leonardo DiCaprio, Victor Argo and Joe Pesci.

Martin Scorsese won the academy award for the best director for crime themed The Departed, having been nominated a previous five times.

In 1967, Scorsese made his first feature-length film the black and white 'I call first' which was later retitled 'Who's that knocking at my door'

Martin Scorsese is known for starting his films with segments from the middle or end of the film. such films are 'Casino','Goodfellas' and 'Raging Bull'.

The Goodfellas is a film which focuses heavily on the crime genre and has may actors involved in it which are well known for their crime films, such as Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta. The Story of the film focuses on Ray Liotta's character 'Henry Hill' and his rise through the mob hierarchy, taking tumbles along the way. The GoodFellas made $46, 836, 394 (USA) with a budget of $25,000,000 (estimated)