Italianamerican

Martin Scorsese's parents reflect on their Italian immigrant heritage.

Italianamerican is a 1974 American documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese. It features his parents, Catherine and Charles, discussing their lives as children of Italian immigrants in New York City. The film includes Catherine demonstrating her meatball recipe, later printed in the end credits.

Quick Facts

Director

Martin Scorsese

Producer

Elaine Attias
Bert Lovitt
Saul Rubin

Writer

Lawrence D. Cohen; Mardik Martin

Starring

Catherine Scorsese
Charles Scorsese
Martin Scorsese (uncredited)

Cinematography

Alec Hirschfeld

Editing

Bert Lovitt

Released

1974

Runtime

49 mins

Facts from the source article.

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