What was Scorsese’s first film?
Who’s That Knocking at My Door
Martin Scorsese/First film
Scorsese’s passion for films started at a young age, as he was an 8-year-old, pint-sized filmmaker. In 1968, he completed his first feature-length film, Who’s That Knocking at My Door?, but it wasn’t until he released Taxi Driver nearly 10 years later that he skyrocketed to fame for his raw formula of storytelling.
What Scorsese film was made before 1980?
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore | Yes |
| 1976 | Taxi Driver | Yes |
| 1977 | New York, New York | Yes |
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Yes |
What is Martin Scorsese’s most famous film?
Here are Martin Scorsese’s ten most successful movies by ticket sales.
- The Departed (2006) …
- Cape Fear (1991) …
- Shutter Island (2010) …
- The Aviator (2004) …
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) …
- The Color of Money (1986) …
- Taxi Driver (1976) …
- Gangs of New York (2002)
What was Martin Scorsese’s first major studio release?
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
After making the documentary Italianamerican (1974) about his parents, Scorsese went to work on his first mainstream studio picture, the tamer Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), which had little of the pyrotechnic invention of Mean Streets.