Tuesday, June 14, 2011

TAXI DRIVER 1976

 

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Taxi Driver - 1976


Director:  Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Cybill Shepherd

RELEASE DATE : USA 8 February 1976 ; Australia 10 June 1976

SYNOPSIS:
Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New York City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a cabbie at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day, or thinking about how the world, New York in particular, has deteriorated into a cesspool. He's a loner who has strong opinions about what is right and wrong with mankind. For Travis, the one bright spot in New York humanity is Betsy, a worker on the presidential nomination campaign of Senator Charles Palatine. Travis becomes obsessed with Betsy. After an incident with Betsy, Travis believes he has to do whatever he needs to to make the world a better place in his opinion. One of his priorities is to be the savior for Iris, a twelve year old runaway and prostitute who he believes wants out of the profession and under the thumb of her pimp and lover Matthew.

Runtime: 113 min  
Sound Mix: Dolby SR (re-release) | Stereo
Color: Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

AWARDS:

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jodie Foster)
BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer (Jodie Foster)
BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (Bernard Herrmann)
Cannes Film Festival – Palme d'Or
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (Robert De Niro)

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