A landmark film of the New Hollywood cinema of the 1970s.
Written by Paul Schrader, this account of a Vietnam veteran driving around the mean streets of New York, determined to clear them of what he sees as moral filth, is an incisive study of breakdown.
Robert De Niro’s performance is extraordinary, as is Scorsese’s vividly expressionist depiction of the city. Bernard Herrmann’s score amplifies the menace to fittingly unsettling effect.
Also featuring Jodi Foster, Cybill Shepherd and Harvey Keitel.