Scorsese and De Niro: A Collaboration Fueled by Intensity

During the past half century, director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro have crafted searing and epic explorations of the dark side of American society and human nature. In each of his ten Scorsese films, De Niro brilliantly applied his Method acting training to electrify audiences with a deceptive, calculating detachment. These Scorsese–De Niro collaborations are legendary and influential in their uses of striking camera choreography, precision editing, explosive musical soundtracks, unglamorized mental or physical violence, and gritty dark humor. Historian Max Alvarez offers an impactful multimedia tribute to a director–actor team unsurpassed in Hollywood history.