On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.
Plot Summary
A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.
Run Time
113 min, Spain:110 min (cut version)
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Language
English
Keyword
New York, Prostitute, Insomnia, Gunman, Taxi
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Stereo
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Psychological Drama, Urban Drama
Themes
Assassination Plots, Obsessive Quests, Prostitutes, Unrequited Love
Taxi Driver is a 1976 American drama-thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The film is set in New York City, soon after the Vietnam War. The film stars Robert De Niro and features Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd, and a young Jodie Foster. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. The American Film Institute ranked Taxi Driver as the 52nd greatest American film ever made on their AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) list.
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