Scorsese, Martin

Taxi driver by Martin Scorsese ( Visual )
202 editions published between 1975 and 2013 in 10 languages and held by 3,957 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A psychotic taxi driver tries to save a child prostitute and becomes infatuated with a political campaigner

Goodfellas by Warner Bros. Pictures España ( Visual )
101 editions published between 1990 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 3,923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Focuses on a group of men involved with organized crime while giving an inside look at the Mafia from 1955-80. Based on the life of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood

Raging bull by Martin Scorsese ( Visual )
198 editions published between 1979 and 2012 in 10 languages and held by 3,547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother Joey falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, while fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's wife and most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage

The departed by Martin Scorsese ( Visual )
63 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 3,418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself

The aviator by Martin Scorsese ( Visual )
87 editions published between 2004 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 3,261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Howard Hughes was a rich young man from Texas, heir to his father's fortune, when he decided he wanted to make movies. Age 21, he made the most expensive Hollywood film ever (at the time); and went on to break air-speed records, make another fortune in aircraft design, smash Charles Lindbergh's round-the-world flight record, and be romantically linked with almost all of Hollywood's famous beauties. Nevertheless, he died alone, sealed into a room he never left, the victim of compulsions that drove him to greatness, while containing the seeds of his undoing

Hugo by Martin Scorsese ( Visual )
43 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and French and held by 3,210 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together to change Hugo's life forever

Gangs of New York by Martin Scorsese ( Visual )
140 editions published between 1985 and 2012 in 10 languages and held by 2,854 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1846, waves of Irish immigrants poured in to the New York neighborhood of Five Points. "Billy the Butcher" bands his fellow "Native Americans" into a gang to take on the Irish gang "The Dead Rabbits" organized by Priest Vallon. After a bloody clash Vallon is dead, and his son ends up in a brutal reform school. In 1862, that boy returns to seek vengeance against the man that killed his father

The age of innocence by Martin Scorsese ( Visual )
98 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 2,547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In New York City in the 1870s, a rigid social code governs how people talk, walk, meet, part, dine, earn their livings, fall in love, and marry. Not a word of the code is written down anywhere, but these people have been studying it since they were born. In this elegant milieu, marriages, like treaties between nations, exist to provide for the orderly transmission of wealth; scions of old and rich families understand that their personal desires have no place in the design. One such is Newland Archer, engaged to marry pretty young May Welland. When he becomes entranced with May's cousin Ellen, the notorious Countess Olenska, every member of that class mobilizes to prevent Archer from doing anything that threatens their needs

Shutter Island by Martin Scorsese ( Visual )
48 editions published between 2006 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 2,289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go

Shark tale by Vicky Jenson ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 2,201 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young fish is chased by mobster sharks after claiming to have killed the son of a mobster shark