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Overview

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7.5/10   24,548 votes
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Director:
Martin Scorsese
Writers:
Martin Scorsese (screenplay) and
Mardik Martin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 October 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets...
Plot:
A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
The gutting of Miramax, Pt. II: Is this the end of New York movie culture?
 (From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 2 November 2009, 3:58 PM, PST)

Standing Eight Count
 (From t5m.com. 2 November 2009, 4:38 AM, PST)

User Comments:
A must for Scorcese/De Niro fans more (161 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert De Niro ... Johnny Boy

Harvey Keitel ... Charlie

David Proval ... Tony
Amy Robinson ... Teresa
Richard Romanus ... Michael
Cesare Danova ... Giovanni
Victor Argo ... Mario (as Vic Argo)
George Memmoli ... Joey
Lenny Scaletta ... Jimmy
Jeannie Bell ... Diane
Murray Moston ... Oscar (as Murray Mosten)

David Carradine ... Drunk

Robert Carradine ... Boy With Gun
Lois Walden ... Jewish Girl

Harry Northup ... Soldier
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Season of the Witch (USA) (working title)
Hexenkessel (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Aljas utcák (Hungary) [hu]
Caminhos Perigosos (Brazil) [pt]
Dödspolarna (Sweden) [sv]
Gaden uden nåde (Denmark) [da]
Kakofimoi dromoi (Greece) [el]
Malas calles (Spain) [es]
Mals carrers (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Mean Streets (France) [fr]
Mean streets - les rues chaudes (France) [fr]
Os Cavaleiros do Asfalto (Portugal) [pt]
Sudenpesä (Finland) [fi]
Ulice nedzy (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
112 min | Spain:107 min (DVD edition)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)

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Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Martin Scorsese]The director appears a further two times in addition to his credited appearance as Jimmy Shorts: first, he is visible in a "portrait" with Harvey Keitel (for one frame) in the opening home movies/main title sequence. Second, his voice appears as narration: "Father I'm not worthy of your flesh." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Michael gets into the back seat of the car to discuss the fine German lenses that he has procured, it is obviously dusk. But in the next shot from the car's interior, it's night time. more
Quotes:
Tony DeVienazo: Stay out of my place, I know your face! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008) more
Soundtrack:
MARRUZELLA more

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51 out of 64 people found the following comment useful.
A must for Scorcese/De Niro fans, 21 April 2000
10/10
Author: mljhughson (mljhughson@yahoo.co.uk) from Glasgow, Scotland

This film has been overshadowed with all the praise heaped on other Martin Scorcese/Robert De Niro films, but this is a classic which is as good as Casino or Goodfellas. It's more rough around the edges and less tightly plotted than those films, but less cold hearted, and De Niro and Keitel are amazing in these early roles. The sense of tension and danger towards the end, when the situation is spinning out of control, is done perfectly. You can see the influence of this in the films of Danny Boyle and especially Quentin Tarantino. A must for Scorcese/De Niro fans.

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