A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American MoviesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaA Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

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Directed byMartin ScorseseMichael Henry Wilson

Produced byFlorence DaumanMartin Scorsese

Written byMartin ScorseseMichael Henry Wilson

StarringMartin Scorsese

Music byElmer Bernstein

CinematographyJean-Yves EscoffierFrances ReidNancy Schreiber

Edited byKenneth LevisDavid Lindblom

ProductioncompanyBritish Film Institute

Release dates 21May1995(UK) 6March1998(US)

Running time225 minutes

CountryUK

LanguageEnglish

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Moviesis adocumentary filmof 225 minutes in length, presented byMartin Scorseseand produced by theBritish Film Institute.In the filmMartin Scorseseexamines a selection of his favorite American films grouped according to four different types of directors: the director as storyteller, the director as an illusionist:D.W. GriffithorF. W. Murnau, who created new editing techniques among other innovations that made the appearance of sound and color possible later on, the director as a smuggler - filmmakers such asDouglas Sirk,Samuel Fuller, andVincente Minnelli, who used to hide subversive messages in their films and the director as an iconoclast, those filmmakers attacking social conventionalism Charles Chaplin,Erich von Stroheim,Orson Welles,Elia Kazan,Nicholas Ray,Stanley Kubrick,Arthur Penn, andSam Peckinpah.The documentary is structured in segments: Part I The director's dilemma The director as storyteller The Western The Gangster film The Musical Part II The director as illusionist The director as smuggler I Part III The director as smuggler II The director as iconoclastIt was originally shown in three parts onChannel 4in the UK in 1995.Films mentioned(Roughly in the order of the appearance.)--Part I--The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952, directed byVincente MinnelliDuel in the Sun, nicknamed"Lust in the Dust", 1946Western filmdirected byKing Vidor,William Dieterleand othersThe Girl Can't Help It, 1956Musical filmdirected byFrank TashlinBigger Than Life, 1956 directed byNicholas RayVertigo, 1958 psychological thriller film directed byAlfred HitchcockThe Naked Kiss, 1964 neo-noir film written and directed bySamuel FullerMurder by Contract, 1958film noirdirected byIrving LernerThe Red House, 1947 psychological thriller directed byDelmer DavesThe Phenix City Story, 1955film noirdirected by Phil KarlsonSullivan's Travels, 1941 comedy film written and directed byPreston SturgesThe Crowd, 1928silent filmdirected byKing VidorThe Big Parade, 1925silent filmdirected byKing VidorShadow of a Doubt, 1943 thriller film directed byAlfred HitchcockMr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939, directed byFrank CapraThe Great Train Robbery, 1903Western filmwritten, produced, and directed byEdwin S. PorterThe Musketeers of Pig Alley, 1912, directed byD. W. GriffithHigh Sierra, 1941, directed byRaoul WalshColorado Territory, 1949western filmdirected byRaoul Walsh(a remake of the 1941High Sierra)Stagecoach (1939), 1939western filmdirected byJohn FordShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon, 1949western filmdirected byJohn FordThe Searchers, 1956western filmdirected byJohn FordThe Furies, 1950 AmericanWestern filmdirected byAnthony MannThe Naked Spur, 1953 AmericanWestern filmdirected byAnthony MannThe Tall T, 1957Western filmdirected byBudd BoetticherThe Left Handed Gun, 1958 Americanwestern filmand the film directorial debut ofArthur PennUnforgiven, 1992 American Western film produced and directed byClint EastwoodChesty: A Tribute to a Legend, 1971 documentary directed byJohn FordThe Public Enemy, 1931 American Pre-Code crime film directed byWilliam A. WellmanThe Regeneration, 1915, directed byRaoul WalshScarface (1932), 1932 American gangster film directed byHoward Hawks(andRichard Rosson)The Roaring Twenties, 1939 crime thriller directed byRaoul WalshI Walk Alone, 1948film noirdirected byByron Haskin.Force of Evil, 1948film noirdirected byAbraham PolonskyPoint Blank, 1967 American crime film directed byJohn BoormanGold Diggers of 1935, 1935musical filmdirected and choreographed by Busby BerkeleyGold Diggers of 1933, 1933musical filmdirected byMervyn LeRoy, staged and choreographed byBusby Berkeley42nd Street, 1933musical filmdirected byLloyd Baconwith choreography byBusby BerkeleyFootlight Parade, 1933musical filmdirected byLloyd Baconwith choreography byBusby BerkeleyMeet Me in St. Louis, 1944musical filmdirected byVincente MinnelliMy Dream Is Yours, 1949musicalandcomedyfilm directed byMichael CurtizNew York, New York, 1977musicaldirected byMartin Scorsese(film mentioned in connection withMy Dream Is Yours)The Band Wagon, 1953musical filmdirected byVincente MinnelliA Star Is Born (1954 film), 1954musical filmdirected byGeorge CukorAll That Jazz, 1979musical filmdirected byBob FossePart II--The Cameraman, 1928silentcomedydirected byEdward SedgwickThe Birth of a Nation, 1915silent filmdirected byD. W. GriffithDeath's Marathon, 1913silent filmdirected byD. W. GriffithCabiria, 1914 Italiansilent filmdirected byGiovanni PastroneIntolerance, 1916silent filmdirected byD. W. GriffithThe Ten Commandments (1923 film), 1923silent filmdirected byCecil B. DeMilleSamson and Delilah (1949 film), 1949, directed byCecil B. DeMilleThe Ten Commandments (1956 film), 1956, directed byCecil B. DeMilleSunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 1927silent filmdirected byF. W. MurnauSeventh Heaven (1927 film), 1927silent filmdirected byFrank BorzageAnna Christie (1930 film), 1930, directed byClarence BrownHer Man, 1930, directed byTay GarnettThe Big House (1930 film), 1930, directed byGeorge W. HillLeave Her to Heaven, 1945film noirdirected byJohn M. StahlJohnny Guitar, 1954Western filmdirected byNicholas RayThe Robe, 1953 Biblicalepic filmdirected byHenry KosterEast of Eden, 1955, directed byElia KazanSome Came Running, 1958, directed byVincente MinnelliLand of the Pharaohs, 1955, directed and produced byHoward HawksThe Fall of the Roman Empire, 1964, directed byAnthony MannThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, American television series from 4 March 1992 to 24 July 1993, created and executively produced byGeorge Lucas, directed bySteven Spielberg2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968science fiction filmproduced and directed byStanley KubrickCat People, 1942horror filmdirected byJacques TourneurI Walked with a Zombie, 1943horror filmdirected byJacques TourneurLetter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film), 1948 film directed byMax Ophls, based on the novella written byStefan ZweigScarlet Street, 1945 Americanfilm noirdirected byFritz LangDetour (1945 film), 1945, directed byEdgar G. UlmerDouble Indemnity, 1944film noirdirected byBilly WilderCrime Wave (1954 film), 1954film noirdirected byAndr De TothOutrage (1950 film), 1950, directed by notedfilm noiractress and pioneering female directorIda LupinoGun Crazy, 1950film noirdirected byJoseph H. LewisT-Men, 1947film noirdirected byAnthony MannRaw Deal (1948 film), 1948film noirdirected byAnthony MannKiss Me Deadly, 1955film noirdirected byRobert AldrichPart III--Silver Lode, 1954, directed byAllan DwanAll That Heaven Allows, 1955, directed byDouglas SirkBigger Than Life, 1956, directed byNicholas RayForty Guns, 1957western filmdirected bySamuel FullerPickup on South Street, 1953film noirdirected bySamuel FullerShock Corridor, 1963, directed bySamuel FullerTwo Weeks in Another Town, 1962, directed byVincente MinnelliThe Director as Iconoclast--Broken Blossoms, 1919silent filmdirected byD. W. GriffithThe Wedding March (1928 film), 1928silent filmdirected byErich von StroheimI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, 1932, directed byMervyn LeRoyHell's Highway (1932 film), 1932, directed byRowland BrownWild Boys of the Road, 1933, directed byWilliam WellmanHeroes for Sale, 1933, directed byWilliam WellmanThe Scarlet Empress, 1934, directed and produced byJosef von SternbergCitizen Kane, 1941, directed by and starringOrson WellesThe Magnificent Ambersons, 1942, directed and written byOrson WellesA Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film), 1951, directed byElia KazanOn the Waterfront, 1954, directed byElia KazanApache, 1954, directed byRobert AldrichBlackboard Jungle, 1955, directed byRichard BrooksThe Wild One, 1953, Directed byLszl BenedekAdvise & Consent, 1962, directed byOtto PremingerPaths of Glory, 1957, directed byStanley KubrickI Want to Live!, 1958film noirdirected byRobert WiseThe Man with the Golden Arm, 1955, directed byOtto PremingerSweet Smell of Success, 1957film noirdirected byAlexander MackendrickOne, Two, Three, 1961 comedy directed byBilly WilderBonnie and Clyde, 1967, directed byArthur PennLolita (1962 film), 1962, directed byStanley KubrickBarry Lyndon, 1975, directed byStanley KubrickFaces, 1968, directed byJohn CassavetesAmerica America, 1963, directed byElia KazanThe Grapes of Wrath, 1940, directed byJohn FordExternal links Official website A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Moviesat theInternet Movie Database A 133 minute version of the film at the official BFI Films Dailymotion siteRetrieved 2011-10-08[hide] v t eMartin Scorsesefilmography

Feature filmsdirected Who's That Knocking at My Door(1967) Boxcar Bertha(1972) Mean Streets(1973) Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1974) Taxi Driver(1976) New York, New York(1977) Raging Bull(1980) The King of Comedy(1983) After Hours(1985) The Color of Money(1986) The Last Temptation of Christ(1988) Life Lessons(segment ofNew York Stories, 1989) Goodfellas(1990) Cape Fear(1991) The Age of Innocence(1993) Casino(1995) Kundun(1997) Bringing Out the Dead(1999) Gangs of New York(2002) The Aviator(2004) The Departed(2006) Shutter Island(2010) Hugo(2011) The Wolf of Wall Street(2013) Silence(2016)

Short filmsdirected What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?(1963) It's Not Just You, Murray!(1964) The Big Shave(1967) "Bad" (1987) Made in Milan(1990) The Key to Reserva(2007)

Documentariesdirected Street Scenes(1970) Italianamerican(1974) American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince(1978) The Last Waltz(1978) A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies(1995) My Voyage to Italy(1999) The Blues: Feel Like Going Home(2003) No Direction Home(2005) Shine a Light(2008) A Letter to Elia(2010) Public Speaking(2010) George Harrison: Living in the Material World(2011) The 50 Year Argument(2014)

Works produced The Grifters(1990) Mad Dog and Glory(1993) Clockers(1995) The Hi-Lo Country(1998) You Can Count on Me(2000) Brides(2004) The Young Victoria(2009) Boardwalk Empire(201014) The Family(2013) Life Itself(2014) Revenge of the Green Dragons(2014) Tomorrow(2015)

Categories: 1995 films English-language films Films directed by Martin Scorsese British documentary films Documentary films about the cinema of the United States Documentary films about film directors and producers History of film 1990s documentary films