Taxi Driver (1976) - On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. He's a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he's alive.

Taxi Driver

On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. He's a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he's alive.
( Crime / Drama )

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US Runtime: 114 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Feb 09, 1976 [USA]

Director:	Martin Scorsese [Director]

Writer:	Paul Schrader [Screenplay]

Producers:	Phillip M. Goldfarb [Associate Producer] Julia Phillips [Producer] Michael Phillips [Producer]

Cinematography:	Michael Chapman [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Tom Rolf [Editor] Melvin Shapiro [Editor]

Music Composed by	Bernard Herrmann [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Ruth Morley [Costume Design]

Casting by	Juliet Taylor [Casting]

Production Companys:	Bill/Phillips Columbia Pictures (US) Italo/Judeo Productions

Plot Summary:

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.

Cast:

Robert De Niro Travis Bickle Jodie Foster Iris Cybill Shepherd Betsy Harvey Keitel Sport Peter Boyle Wizard Leonard Harris Charles Palantine Albert Brooks Tom Diahnne Abbott Concession Girl Frank Adu Angry Black Man Victor Argo Melio Gino Ardito Policeman at Rally Garth Avery Iris' Friend Harry Cohn Cabbie in Bellmore Cooper Cunningham Hooker in Cab Brenda Dickson Soap Opera Woman Harry Fischler Dispatcher Nat Grant Stick-Up Man Richard Higgs Tall Secret Service Man		Beau Kayser Soap Opera Man Victor Magnotta Secret Service Photographer Bob Maroff Mafioso Norman Matlock Charlie T. Bill Minkin Tom's Assistant Murray Moston Iris' Time Keeper Harry Northup Doughboy Gene Palma Street Drummer Harlan Cary Poe Campaign Worker Steven Prince Andy, Gun Salesman Peter Savage The John Martin Scorsese Passenger Watching Silhouette Nicholas Shields Palantine Aide Ralph S. Singleton T.V. Interviewer Joe Spinell Personnel Officer Maria Turner Angry Hooker on Street Robin Utt Campaign Worker

Uncredited Cast:

Tommy Ardolino Boy on Sidewalk (uncredited) Joseph Bergmann Movie House Patron (uncredited) Robert P. Cohen Cab Passenger (uncredited) William Donovan Police Officer (uncredited) Jean Elliott Clerk at Sam Goody Store (uncredited) Annie Gagen Campaign Worker (uncredited) Trent Gough Political Rally Attendee (uncredited) Carson Grant Political Rally Attendee (uncredited) Mary-Pat Green Campaign Aide (uncredited)		Robert John Keiber Political Rally Attendee (uncredited) James Mapes CIA Agent (uncredited) Debbi Morgan Girl at Columbus Circle (uncredited) David Nichols Political Rally Attendee (uncredited) Antone Pagan Boy on Sidewalk (uncredited) Billie Perkins Iris' Friend (uncredited) Michael Phillips Political Rally Attendee (uncredited) Frankie Verroca Campaign Worker (uncredited) Lionel Douglass Sam Goody Store Customer (uncredited)

Stunt Crew:

David Daniel Stunts

Sound Crew:

Rick Alexander Sound Re-Recording Mixer Dave Blume Music Director Gordon Davidson Sound Effects Editor James Fritch Sound Effects Editor Sam Gemette Sound Effects Editor Bernard Herrmann Music Director David Horton Sr. Sound Effects Editor Les Lazarowitz Sound Mixer		Roger Pietschmann Sound Recordist Vern Poore Sound Re-Recording Mixer Robert Rogow Boom Operator Tex Rudloff Sound Supervisor Dan Wallin Score Engineer Frank E. Warner Supervising Sound Effects Editor Mel Zelniker ADR Recordist

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Tony Parmelee Special Effects

Art Department:

Leslie Bloom Property Master Stephen Frankfurt Title Designer David Goodnoff Assistant Property Master		Herbert F. Mulligan Set Decoration Dan Perri Title Designer Cosmo Sorice Scenic Artist

Directing Crew:

Robert P. Cohen Assistant Director Trainee William Eustace Second Assistant Director		Peter R. Scoppa Assistant Director Ralph S. Singleton Second Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Sandy Brooke Assistant Camera Alec Hirschfeld Assistant Camera Bill Johnson Assistant Camera Paul Kimatian Still Photographer Richard Quinlan Gaffer Ed Quinn Grip Steve Schapiro Additional Photography		Fred Schuler Camera Operator Carter Stevens Additional Photography Robert Ward Key Grip William Ward Best Boy Electric Josh Weiner Still Photographer Ron Zarilla Assistant Camera Michael Zingale Camera Operator

Casting Department:

Sylvia Fay Extras Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Al Craine Wardrobe Supervisor

Other Crew:

Dan Coplan Security Pat Dodds Other Connie Foster Stand In Amy Holden Jones Other		David Nichols Other Renate Rupp Other Harry J. Ufland Other Sandra Weintraub Creative Consultant

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