Movie Description This classic of modern cinema tells the brutally realistic story of a small time hood who gets in over his head with a vicious loan shark. In an attempt to free himself from both the obligations and dangers of the debt he incurred, he enlists the aid of a friend who is also involved in criminal activities.
| Credits | | Producer: | Jonathan Taplin | | Cast: | Amy Robinson, Cesare Danova, David Proval, George Memmoli, Harvey Keitel, Richard Romanus, Robert De Niro, Victor Argo |
Notes Harvey Keitel was also the lead of director Scorsese's first feature-length film "Who's That Knocking at My Door" (1969), which grew out of a student project. Throughout his career, Keitel has continued to appear as characters obsessed with questions of loyalty, friendship, and mortality, as in the films "Reservoir Dogs" and "Bad Lieutenant."
Filmed on location in Little Italy in New York City, New York. Color by Technicolor.
Screened at the 1973 New York Film Festival (where its running time was 90 minutes; all other versions run 110).
Robert De Niro won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 1973 New York Film Festival and from the National Society of Film Critics.
Film features a clip from John Wayne's "The Searchers."
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