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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
USA
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Year
1976
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Genre
Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
“Scorsese is a fantasist who supercharges the clichés of Taxi Driver into the surreal figments of a nightmare that is at once comic, romantic and terrifying.”
Charles Michener, Film Comment, 1976
Screenwriter Paul Schrader drew on the mythology of 1940s film noir thrillers for this story of Vietnam vet Travis Bickle’s increasingly psychotic disgust at the nocturnal New York street life he observes from his taxi. Brought to vivid life by director Martin Scorsese – then one of Hollywood’s hot-property new filmmakers – the film is one of the 70s’ most strikingly original works.
Although the film is evocatively rooted in contemporary New York, Scorsese’s camera dwells on strange expressionistic details – such as the sulphurous, steaming sidewalk and abstract neon signs – that contribute to the film’s hallucinatory, nightmarish quality. Centred around a brilliant performance by Robert De Niro, the grim intensity of Bickle’s avenging mania is framed by Bernard Herrmann’s forceful and occasionally nostalgic score.
Subsequent collaborations between De Niro and Scorsese include New York, New York (1977), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983) and GoodFellas (1990).
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Travis Bickle
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Iris
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Tom
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Sport
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Charles Palantine
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Wizard
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Betsy
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concession girl
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angry black man
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Melio
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policeman at rally
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Iris's friend
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cabbie in Bellmore
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hooker in cab
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soap opera woman
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dispatcher
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stick-up man
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tall secret service man
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soap opera man
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secret service photographer
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mafioso
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Charlie T.
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Tom's assistant
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Iris's time keeper
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doughboy
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street drummer
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campaign worker
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Andy, gun salesman
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the john
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passenger watching silhouette
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Palantine aide
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TV interviewer
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personnel officer
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angry hooker on street
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campaign worker
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Credits
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Direction:
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Directed by
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Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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DGA Trainee
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Assistant to the Director
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Script Supervisor
Production:
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©
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a Bill/Phillips production
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an Italo-Judeo production
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Presents
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Produced by
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Produced by
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Associate Producer
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Production Office Co-ordinator
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Creative Consultant
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Assistant to the Producers
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Secretary to Producers
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Secretary to Producers
Casting:
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Casting
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Atmosphere Casting
Writing:
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Written by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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2nd Unit Camera
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Camera Operator
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Assistant Cameraman
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Assistant Cameraman
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Assistant Cameraman
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Gaffer
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Best Boy [Electrician]
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Key Grip
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Grip
Stills:
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Special Photography
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Still Photography
Special Effects:
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Special Effects
Editing:
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Supervising Film Editor
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Film Editor
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Film Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
Design:
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Visual Consultant
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Art Director
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Set Decorator
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Scenic Artist
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Property Master
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Assistant Property Master
Costumes:
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Costume Designer
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Wardrobe
Make-up:
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Special Makeup
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Make-up
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Hairdresser
Titles:
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Title Design
Film processing:
Music:
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Music by
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[Solo Sax]
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[Music Arranger/Music Conductor]
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[Music Arranger/Music Conductor]
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[Conductor]
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Music Editor
Sound:
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[Sound] Recorder
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[Sound] Mixer
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Boom Man
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[Sound] Re-recording Supervisor
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Re-recording Mixer
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Re-recording Mixer
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Supervising Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
Consultant:
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Production Services by
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Jackson Browne [appears] courtesy of
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Transportation Co-ordinator
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
Publicity:
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Publicist
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Special Publicity
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