Mean Streets

Year: 1973Certificate: 15

Director:
Martin Scorsese
Cast:
Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval
Running Time:
112 mins
Language:
English
English Subtitles:
Na
Country of Origin:
USA
Genre(s):
Crime, Drama
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Martin Scorsese’s electrifying vision of sin and redemption — one of the most influential works of American independent cinema — starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro.

Martin Scorsese emerged as a generation-defining filmmaker with this gritty portrait of 1970s New York City, one of the most influential works of American independent cinema. Set in the insular Little Italy neighbourhood of Scorsese’s youth, Mean Streets follows guilt-ridden small-time ringleader Charlie (Harvey Keitel) as he deals with the debts owed by his dangerously volatile best pal, Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), and pressure from his headstrong girlfriend, Teresa (Amy Robinson). As their intertwined lives spiral out of control, Scorsese showcases his precocious mastery of film style—evident in everything from his propulsive editing rhythms to the lovingly curated soundtrack—to create an electrifying vision of sin and redemption.

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