Arguably one of the greatest directors to ever work in and out of Hollywood, Martin Scorsese has made some of the most daring and memorable films of all time. His impressive body of work – which spanned several decades from the mid-1960s on – was a meditation on the visceral nature of violence and male relationships that, more often than not, reflected his own personal angst growing up in the violent streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side under the cloud of a strict Italian Catholic upbringing. Starting with “Mean Streets” (1973), a gritty look at life on the streets in Little Italy, Scorsese
Made first short film while at NYU, "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?"
1966
First feature-length film, "Who's That Knocking at My Door?" with fellow student, actor Harvey Keitel and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, both of whom were to become long-term collaborators
1967
Made six-minute film, "The Big Shave" with the support of the Belgian Cinematheque
1968
Hired as director of "The Honeymoon Killers" but replaced after one week
