New York, New York

"The war was over and the world was falling in love again."

1977 2h 43m EN

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An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.

“The war was over and the world was falling in love again.”

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Cast

Liza Minnelli
Francine Evans
Robert De Niro
Jimmy Doyle
Lionel Stander
Tony Harwell
Barry Primus
Paul Wilson
Mary Kay Place
Bernice Bennett
George Memmoli
Nicky
Dick Miller
Palm Club Owner
Murray Moston
Horace Morris

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Earl Mac Rauch, Mardik Martin, Earl Mac Rauch
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Scorsese, shot by László Kovács. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Kander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bert Lovitt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro and Lionel Stander carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The war was over and the world was falling in love again.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076451 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Martin Scorsese directs. László Kovács behind the camera. John Kander scores. Bert Lovitt cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Martin Scorsese, shot by László Kovács. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Kander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bert Lovitt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro and Lionel Stander carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The war was over and the world was falling in love again.".
8IMDB entry: tt0076451 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 19 themes, including "new york city", "jazz", "jazz singer or musician", "saxophonist".

The technical file

Cinematography: László Kovács
Original score: John Kander
Editing: Bert Lovitt
Production design: Boris Leven
Costume design: Theadora Van Runkle
Makeup / hair: Sydney Guilaroff
Sound: Curly Thirlwell
Runtime: 163 min · 2h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $14,000,000
Box office: $16,400,000
Return: 117% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: New York, New York (1977)

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CinemaSerf2025-05-31
★ 7/10
Much is made of whether or not this is one of Martin Scorsese’s weaker efforts but I think that’s to appraise the wrong talent here. The star of the whole thing is the charismatic chanteuse “Francine” (Liza Minnelli). She a bit of a dreamer who encounters the opportunist sax player “Jimmy” (Robert De Niro) at a party in New York that is celebrating VJ Day in 1945. She isn’t much interested in the patter he has been trolling out to every woman he has met all evening, but a combination of circumstances see the two spending an increasing amount of time together and gradually falling in love. Both have their individual ambitions, too, though, and as she begins to find success thanks to a supportive producer and he likewise with his new jazz venue, their relationship is destined to be bumpy and probably short-lived. The story itself really isn’t much to write home about, nor is the style of production that suggests Bob Fossé-light from start to finish. It’s the Kander and Ebb songs from the pitch-perfect Minnelli and some equally smoky and classic music from the likes of Clarence Clemons that submerges us in a post-war city desperate for dreams, and for dreams that can come true! Moreover, it illustrates quite clearly that nice doesn’t always win, ruthless is usually the last to leave the party and that the lyrics of “New York, New York” are a potent assessment of a place where nobody ever sleeps, because they are trying to burrow the bed from under someone else. The last half hour is really just a well choreographed series of numbers from a star whom De Niro charmingly but sparingly complements, and to be honest I found it more a film I could listen to that watch. Big screen audio does the trick but if you are not into musical theatre, then maybe don’t bother.

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