"Mean Streets was just around the corner."

1968

1h 30m

6.1(208 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A Catholic New Yorker falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her, but he struggles to accept her past and what it means for their future.

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Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Harvey Keitel

J.R.

Acting

Zina Bethune

The Girl

Acting

Anne Collette

Girl in Dream

Acting

Lennard Kuras

Joey

Acting

Michael Scala

Sally Gaga

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Harry Northup

Harry

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Tsuai Yu-Lan

Girl in Dream

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Saskia Holleman

Girl in Dream

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Bill Minkin

Iggy at Party

Acting

Philip Carlson

Boy in Copake

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Wendy Russell

Gaga's Girl

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Robert Uricola

Boy with Gun

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Susan Wood

Girl at Party

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Marissa Mathes

Girl at Party

Acting

Catherine Scorsese

Mother

Crew

Victor Magnotta

Boy in Fight

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Paul DeBonde

Boy in Fight

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Directing

Martin Scorsese

Gangster (uncredited)

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