Mean Streets

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Mean Streets is a 1973 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese that became a landmark of the New Hollywood era for its gritty portrayal of small-time gangsters in New York City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
crime drama film
film
artDirectionBy Bill Malley
basedOn Scorsese’s own experiences in Little Italy
cinematographyBy Kent L. Wakeford NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
costumeDesignBy Ulla-Britt Söderlund
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Martin Scorsese
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Sidney Levin
filmingLocation Los Angeles
New York City
filmMusicBy various artists
genre crime film
drama film
gangster film
hasFilmRating MPAA film rating system
surface form: R (MPAA)
hasTheme Catholic guilt
loyalty and friendship
urban violence
includedInList various greatest films lists by critics
mainCharacter Charlie Cappa
Johnny Boy
narrationBy Martin Scorsese
notableFor early collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro
gritty portrayal of small-time gangsters
influential use of popular music in soundtrack
originalLanguage English
partOfMovement New Hollywood
producer Jonathan T. Taplin
productionCompany Taplin-Perry-Scorsese Productions
recognizedAs landmark of American independent cinema
landmark of New Hollywood cinema
releaseDate October 1973 (United States)
releaseEvent premiered at New York Film Festival
releaseYear 1973
runningTime approximately 110 minutes
screenwriter Mardik Martin
Martin Scorsese
settingLocation Little Italy, Manhattan
New York City
soundtrackFeature “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes
starring Amy Robinson
David Proval
Harvey Keitel
Robert De Niro
timePeriodOfSetting early 1970s

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Harvey Keitel notableWork Mean Streets
Martin Scorsese notableWork Mean Streets
Robert De Niro notableWork Mean Streets