Custom image of Robert De Niro from Raging Bull and Buster Keaton from Battling Butler
The Big Picture While watching the primal unraveling of the male ego that is Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull, the relentless barrage of fists, disturbed characters, and furious tone probably does not evoke the image of Buster Keaton, the "Great Stone Face" of silent cinema. Keaton, known for his deadpan, naive characterization, and expertly crafted comedic stuntwork, is one of the most iconic figures in the history of filmmaking.
Release Date November 14, 1980 Director Martin Scorsese Cast Robert De Niro , Cathy Moriarty , Joe Pesci , Frank Vincent , Nicholas Colasanto , Theresa Saldana Runtime 129 minutes Main Genre Biography Writers Jake LaMotta , Joseph Carter , Peter Savage , Paul Schrader , Mardik Martin Studio United Artists Tagline Easy to Admire, Difficult to Love.
According to Biskind's book, the screenplay was originally written by Mardik Martin, who also wrote Scorsese's Mean Streets, a film that can be thought of as the one where Scorsese found his voice and set the stage for the seminal work he would do in Taxi Driver, GoodFellas, and other major works from the coming decades. Robert De Niro biographer John Baxter wrote in his book that De Niro was unimpressed with this first draft.
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