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Taxi Driver

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The season celebrating the centenary of cinema continues with Martin Scorsese's acclaimed, highly controversial drama starring Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster

Travis Bickle is an alienated ex-Marine, working nights as a New York cabbie.
Haunted by the squalor of what he sees around him, he is drawn to the beautiful Betsy. But his attempts to woo her prove disastrous, and he begins an inexorable descent into a personal hell.
Showing as part of the New York Stories season and in widescreen format.
(1976)
Film Reviews pages 43-50
Barry Norman: page 40

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Contributors

Director:
Martin Scorsese
Travis Bickle:
Robert De Niro
Betsy:
Cybill Shepherd
Iris:
Jodie Foster
Wizard:
Peter Boyle
Charles Palantine:
Leonard Harris
Sport:
Harvey Keitel
Tom:
Albert Brooks
Passenger:
Martin Scorsese
Source: Radio Times

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