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Summary:

Set in the insular Little Italy neighborhood of Scorsese's youth, the film 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. --Container.

Contributors:

Scorsese, Martin , film director, screenwriter

Martin, Mardik , screenwriter

Taplin, Jonathan, 1947- , film producer

De Niro, Robert , actor

Keitel, Harvey , actor

Proval, David, 1942- , actor

Robinson, Amy , actor

Romanus, Richard, 1943- , actor

Danova, Cesare, 1926-1992 , actor

Wakeford, Kent , director of photography

Levin, Sidney , editor of moving image work

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Taplin, Perry, Scorsese Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English dialogue.

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1198

Subjects:

Hoodlums — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Mafia — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Organized crime — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Usury — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Little Italy (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.) — Drama

Hoodlums

Mafia

Organized crime

Usury

Man-woman relationships

New York (State) — New York

New York (State) — New York — Little Italy (Manhattan)

Genres:

Gangster films

Crime films

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; monoural.

Performers:

Cast: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, Cesare Danova, David Carradine, Lois Walden.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Kent Wakeford ; editor, Sid Levin.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: Excerpted conversation between Scorsese and filmmaker Richard Linklater from a 2011 Directors Guild of America event; Selected-scene audio commentary featuring Scorsese and actor Amy Robinson; A body among other bodies (new video essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith about the film's physicality and its portrayal of brotherhood); Interview with director of photography Kent Wakeford; Mardik Martin (excerpt from the documentary Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008) featuring Mean streets cowriter Mardik Martin as well as Scorsese, journalist Peter Biskind, and filmmaker Amy Heckerling); Martin Scorsese: back on the block (1973), a promotional video from the film's original theatrical release; Trailer; on insert, an essay by critic Lucy Sante.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (color illustrations ; 17 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

MEA 1973 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886070811

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515289610
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3504BD

OCLC Numbers:

1399446305