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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

  • Episode aired May 21, 1995
  • 3h 45m
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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
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Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.
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    • Martin Scorsese
    • Michael Henry Wilson
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Michael Henry Wilson
  • Stars
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Allison Anders
    • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Michael Henry Wilson
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Michael Henry Wilson
  • Stars
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Allison Anders
    • Kathryn Bigelow
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    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
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    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Self - Presenter
    Allison Anders
    Allison Anders
    • Self
    Kathryn Bigelow
    Kathryn Bigelow
    • Self
    Francis Ford Coppola
    Francis Ford Coppola
    • Self
    Brian De Palma
    Brian De Palma
    • Self
    André De Toth
    André De Toth
    • Self
    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Self
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Self
    Carl Franklin
    Carl Franklin
    • Self
    George Lucas
    George Lucas
    • Self
    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Self
    Arthur Penn
    Arthur Penn
    • Self
    Philippe Collin
    • Récitant
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jay Adler
    Jay Adler
    • Manny Davis, 'The Sweet Smell of Success'
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Alonzo Smith, 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Zachary Evans, 'Silver Lode'
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Askin
    Leon Askin
    • Peripetchikoff, 'One, Two, Three'
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Tony Hunter, 'The Band Wagon'
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Michael Henry Wilson
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Michael Henry Wilson
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      The machine gun spray that comes close to hitting James Cagney as he and Edward Woods turn the corner are real bullets fired by a real machine gun.
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      Martin Scorsese - Narrator: Actually when I was a little younger,there was another journey I wanted to make, It was a relgious one. I wanted to be a priest. However, I soon realized that my real vocation, my real calling, was the movies. I don't really see a conflit between the church and movies - the sacred and the profane. Obviously there are many differences, but I also could see great similarities bwtween a church and a movie house. Both are places for people to come together and share a common experience. and I believe there's spirituality in films even if it's not one which can supplant faith.

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      Featured in At the Movies: Lost in Space/The Spanish Prisoner/Mercury Rising/Kurt & Courtney/Character (1998)

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    10/10
    cinema documentary at its finest
    Huge, exhaustive and passionate summary of American cinema as seen through the eyes of Martin Scorcese. Needless to say, there is never a dull moment in all of its 4 hour running time. Many genres, periods and directors are all examined, discussed more from the perspective of cinephile rather than contemporary director. For anyone even remotely interested in American films, or cinema in general. A masterpiece, and the best of the BFI's Century of Cinema series.
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      • May 21, 1995 (United Kingdom)
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      • Channel 4
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