A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies / a BFI TV production for Channel 4 in association with Miramax Films ; produced by Florence Dauman ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese, Michasel Henry Wilson.

Other author/creatorDauman, Florence.
Other author/creatorScorsese, Martin.
Other author/creatorWilson, Michael Henry.
Other author/creatorBernstein, Elmer.
Other author/creatorBritish Film Institute.
Other author/creatorChannel Four (Great Britain)
Other author/creatorMiramax Films.
Other author/creatorVoyager Company.
Other author/creatorBuena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
SeriesCentury of cinema
Century of cinema. ^A582710
Contents Director's dilemma: mastering the creative process -- Director as storyteller: the Western, the Gangster film, the musical -- Director as illusionist: controlling and mastering the technical process -- Director as smuggler: the metaphor behind the vision -- Director as iconoclast: asserting personal expression.
Abstract Featuring a wealth of extracts from famous and infamous American movies, Scorsese offers a provocative multifaceted portrait of Hollywood film directors as he charts a comprehensive course through the rich history of the American cinema.
General noteOriginally broadcast on Channel Four Television in 1995.
General noteAspect ratio (1.33:1)
CreditsEditors, David Lindblom, Kenneth I. Levis ; music, Elmer Bernstein.
Audience Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageClosed captioned for the hearing impaired.
ISBN0788823477