Martin Scorsese

Directing·Nov 17, 1942·Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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Martin Charles Scorsese (/skɔːrˈsɛsi/ skor-SESS-ee, Italian: [skorˈseːze, -se]; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received many accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. He has been honoured with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997, the Film Society of Lincoln Center tribute in 1998, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2007, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2012. Four of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Scorsese received a Master of Arts degree from New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in 1968. His directorial debut, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), was accepted into the Chicago Film Festival. In the 1970s and 1980s, Scorsese's films, much influenced by his Italian-American background and upbringing in New York City, centred on macho-posturing men and explored crime, machismo, nihilism and Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption. His trademark styles of extensive use of slow motion and freeze frames, voice-over narration, graphic depictions of extreme violence and liberal use of profanity were first shown in Mean Streets (1973). Scorsese won the Palme d'Or at Cannes with Taxi Driver (1976), which starred Robert De Niro as a disturbed Vietnam Veteran. De Niro became associated with Scorsese through eight more films, including New York, New York (1977), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1982), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995) and The Irishman (2019). In the following decades, he garnered box office success with a series of collaborations with Leonardo DiCaprio, including Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2010), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He worked with both De Niro and DiCaprio on Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). He also directed After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Age of Innocence (1993), Kundun (1997), Hugo (2011), and Silence (2016). On television, he has directed episodes for the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) and Vinyl (2016), as well as the HBO documentary Public Speaking (2010) and the Netflix docu-series Pretend It's a City (2021). He has also directed several rock documentaries, including The Last Waltz (1978), No Direction Home (2005), and Shine a Light (2008). He has explored film history in the documentaries A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies(1995) and My Voyage to Italy (1999). An advocate for film preservation and restoration, he has founded three nonprofit organisations: The Film Foundation in 1990, the World Cinema Foundation in 2007 and the African Film Heritage Project in 2017.

Film	Credit
Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis2026 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Killers of the Flower Moon2023 · Radio Show Producer, Screenplay, Director, Producer	Radio Show Producer, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Personality Crisis: One Night Only2022 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Martin Scorsese's Quarantine Short Film2020 · Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography	Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Scorsese Shorts2020 · Director	Director
The Irishman2019 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese2019 · Director	Director
Silence2016 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
The Audition2015 · Director	Director
The 50 Year Argument2014 · Director	Director
The Wolf of Wall Street2013 · John (voice) (uncredited), Director, Producer	John (voice) (uncredited), Director, Producer
Hugo2011 · Photographer (uncredited), Director, Producer	Photographer (uncredited), Director, Producer
George Harrison: Living in the Material World2011 · Director	Director
Public Speaking2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
A Letter to Elia2010 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Shutter Island2010 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Shine a Light2008 · Director	Director
The Departed2006 · Director	Director
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan2005 · Director	Director
The Aviator2004 · Director	Director
Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty2004 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Feel Like Going Home2003 · Director	Director
Gangs of New York2002 · Wealthy Homeowner (uncredited), Director	Wealthy Homeowner (uncredited), Director
The Neighborhood2001 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Concert for New York City2001 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Bringing Out the Dead1999 · Dispatcher (voice), Director	Dispatcher (voice), Director
My Voyage to Italy1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Kundun1997 · Director	Director
Casino1995 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV1995 · Director	Director
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory1995 · Director	Director
The Age of Innocence1993 · Photographer (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Photographer (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Cape Fear1991 · Director	Director
The King of Ads1991 · Director	Director
GoodFellas1990 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Made in Milan1990 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
New York Stories1989 · Man Having Picture Taken with Lionel Dobie, Director	Man Having Picture Taken with Lionel Dobie, Director
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ1988 · Director	Director
The Last Temptation of Christ1988 · Isaiah (uncredited), Director	Isaiah (uncredited), Director
The Color of Money1986 · Narrator (voice), Director	Narrator (voice), Director
After Hours1985 · Club Berlin Searchlight Operator (uncredited), Director	Club Berlin Searchlight Operator (uncredited), Director
The King of Comedy1982 · TV Director, Director	TV Director, Director
Raging Bull1980 · Barbizon Stagehand, Director	Barbizon Stagehand, Director
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince1978 · Director	Director
The Last Waltz1978 · Director	Director
New York, New York1977 · Director	Director
Taxi Driver1976 · Passenger Watching Silhouette, Director	Passenger Watching Silhouette, Director
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore1974 · Diner Patron (uncredited), Director	Diner Patron (uncredited), Director
Italianamerican1974 · Director	Director
Mean Streets1973 · Jimmy Shorts (uncredited), Screenplay, Director	Jimmy Shorts (uncredited), Screenplay, Director
Boxcar Bertha1972 · Brothel Client (uncredited), Director	Brothel Client (uncredited), Director
Street Scenes 19701970 · Director	Director
Who's That Knocking at My Door1968 · Gangster (uncredited), Screenplay, Writer, Director	Gangster (uncredited), Screenplay, Writer, Director
The Big Shave1967 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
It's Not Just You, Murray!1964 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?1963 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Vesuvius VI1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
UUntitled Grateful Dead FilmProducer, Director	Producer, Director
What Happens at NightProducer, Director	Producer, Director
SShipwrecks of SicilyDirector	Director
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie RobertsonDirector	Director
HHomeDirector, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
TThe Devil in the White CityDirector, Producer	Director, Producer
UUntitled Hawaiian Gangster ProjectDirector, Producer	Director, Producer
AA Life of JesusDirector, Writer	Director, Writer
MMidnight VendettaDirector	Director