One of the more fiendishly clever choices Christopher Nolan made in his magisterial middle Batman movie, The Dark…
Cast
Robert De Niro (Travis Bickle)Jodie Foster (Iris)Cybill Shepherd (Betsy)Albert Brooks (Tom)Diahnne Abbott (Concession Girl)Frank Adu (Angry Black Man)Victor Argo (Melio)Gino Ardito (Policeman at Rally)Garth Avery (Iris' Friend)Peter Boyle (Wizard)Harry Cohn (Cabbie in Bellmore)Copper Cunningham (Hooker in Cab)Brenda Dickson (Soap Opera Woman)Harry Fischler (Dispatcher)Nat Grant (Stick-Up Man)Leonard Harris (Charles Palantine)Richard Higgs (Tall Secret Service Man)Beau Kayser (Soap Opera Man)
Director
Martin Scorsese
Synopsis
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
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