Editing Raging Bull

{{Short description|1980 film directed by Martin Scorsese}}
{{About|the 1980 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Raging Bull
| image          = Raging Bull poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster by [[Tom Jung]]
| director       = [[Martin Scorsese]]
| producer       = {{unbulleted list|[[Irwin Winkler]]|[[Robert Chartoff]]}}
| screenplay     = {{unbulleted list|[[Paul Schrader]]|[[Mardik Martin]]}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Raging Bull: My Story]]''|[[Jake LaMotta]]|Joseph Carter|Peter Savage}}
| starring       = [[Robert De Niro]]<!-- Per billing block in poster -->
| cinematography = [[Michael Chapman (cinematographer)|Michael Chapman]]
| editing        = [[Thelma Schoonmaker]]
| studio = Chartoff-Winkler Productions, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54882-RAGING-BULL?sid=d4cca40c-4e7e-41db-a8d3-27936046f525&sr=37.20014&cp=1&pos=0|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|title=Raging Bull|accessdate=September 1, 2021}}</ref>
| distributor    = [[United Artists]]
| released       = {{Film date|1980|11|14|New York City|1980|12|19|United States}}
| runtime        = 129 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime:128:45 --><ref name=Runtime>{{cite web|title=Raging Bull|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/raging-bull-6|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=July 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221105908/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/raging-bull-6|archive-date=December 21, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $18 million<ref name=Numbers>{{cite web |title=Raging Bull (1980) – Financial Information |url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Raging-Bull#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=December 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221111336/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Raging-Bull#tab=summary |archive-date=December 21, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| gross          = $23.4 million<ref name=Numbers />
}}

'''''Raging Bull''''' is a 1980 American [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Sports film|sports]]  [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Martin Scorsese]] and starring [[Robert De Niro]], [[Joe Pesci]], [[Cathy Moriarty]], [[Theresa Saldana]], [[Frank Vincent]] and [[Nicholas Colasanto]] (in his final film role). The film is an adaptation of former [[middleweight]] boxing champion [[Jake LaMotta]]'s 1970 memoir ''[[Raging Bull: My Story]]''. It follows the career of LaMotta (played by De Niro), his rise and fall in professional boxing, and his turbulent personal life beset by rage and jealousy.

Scorsese was initially reluctant to develop the project, although he eventually came to relate with LaMotta's story. [[Paul Schrader]] rewrote [[Mardik Martin]]'s first screenplay, and Scorsese and De Niro together made uncredited contributions thereafter. Pesci was a relatively unknown actor prior to the film, as was Moriarty, whom Pesci suggested for her role. During [[principal photography]], each of the boxing scenes was choreographed for a specific visual style, and De Niro gained approximately {{convert|60|lb|kg}} to portray LaMotta in his later years.

Scorsese was exacting in the process of [[Post-production|editing and mixing]] the film, expecting it to be his last major feature. Scorsese closely studied [[Luchino Visconti]]'s ''[[Rocco and His Brothers]]'', especially the way the fight scenes are filmed, a technique he integrated into ''Raging Bull''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alain Delon: French movie actor, who starred in Purple Noon and The Leopard, dies at 88 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/alain-delon-french-movie-actor-who-starred-in-purple-noon-and-the-leopard-dies-at-88-13198998 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Scorsese on Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers |url=https://www.film-foundation.org/rocco-and-his-brothers |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.film-foundation.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=The four movies that directly inspired Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-four-movies-that-directly-inspired-martin-scorseses-raging-bull/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> In addition, Scorsese was inspired for this same film by the character of Rocco ([[Alain Delon]] played the professional boxer) to help shape De Niro's interpretation of Jake LaMotta.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hemphill |first=Jim |date=13 July 2018 |title=Rocco and His Brothers, Dietrich and Von Sternberg, and Dragon Inn: Jim Hemphill's Weekend Viewing Recommendations |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/105637-rocco-and-his-brothers-dietrich-and-von-sternberg-and-dragon-inn-jim-hemphills-weekend-viewing-recommendations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508144830/https://filmmakermagazine.com/105637-rocco-and-his-brothers-dietrich-and-von-sternberg-and-dragon-inn-jim-hemphills-weekend-viewing-recommendations/ |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 |magazine=Filmmaker Magazine}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web |title=10 Essential Movies to Watch by Marc Eliot 6.Rocco and his Brothers (1960) by Luchino Visconti |url=https://cine.ufm.edu/noticia/10-essential-movies-to-watch-by-marc-eliot-6-rocco-and-his-brothers-1960-by-luchino-visconti/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728160549/https://cine.ufm.edu/noticia/10-essential-movies-to-watch-by-marc-eliot-6-rocco-and-his-brothers-1960-by-luchino-visconti/ |archive-date=28 July 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=Escuela de Cine y Artes Visuales |language=es}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wiel |first=Ophélie |date=14 July 2015 |title=Rocco et ses frères |url=https://www.critikat.com/actualite-cine/critique/rocco-et-ses-freres/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507180900/https://www.critikat.com/actualite-cine/critique/rocco-et-ses-freres/ |archive-date=7 May 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=Critikat |language=fr-FR}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> 

''Raging Bull'' premiered in New York City on November 14, 1980, and was released in theaters on December 19, 1980. The film had a lukewarm box office of $23.4&nbsp;million against its $18&nbsp;million budget. The film received mixed reviews on its release. While De Niro's performance and the editing were widely acclaimed, it garnered criticism due to its violent content. Despite the mixed reviews, the film was nominated for eight [[Academy Awards]] at the [[53rd Academy Awards]] (tying with ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]'' as the most nominated film of the ceremony), including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and won two: [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for De Niro (his second Oscar) and [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Editing]].

After its release, ''Raging Bull'' went on to garner high critical praise, and is now considered one of the [[List of films considered the best|greatest films ever made]]. In 1990, it became the first film to be selected in its first year of eligibility for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=2020-05-08|archive-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031213743/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Gamarekian|first1=Barbara|date=1990-10-19|title=Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/19/movies/library-of-congress-adds-25-titles-to-national-film-registry.html|access-date=2020-05-08|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004011545/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/19/movies/library-of-congress-adds-25-titles-to-national-film-registry.html/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[American Film Institute]] ranked it as the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|fourth-greatest American movie of all time]].

== Plot ==
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In 1941, [[Jake LaMotta]] is a young up-and-coming [[middleweight]] boxer who suffers his first loss to [[Jimmy Reeves]] after a controversial decision. Jake's brother [[Joey LaMotta|Joey]] discusses a potential shot for the middleweight title with one of his [[Italian-American Mafia|Mafia]] connections, Salvy Batts, but he repeatedly refuses the Mafia's help, wanting to win the championship on his own terms.

Jake spots a fifteen-year-old girl named Vickie at a swimming pool in his [[Bronx]] neighborhood. He eventually pursues a relationship with her, although he is already married and Vickie is underage. In 1943, Jake defeats [[Sugar Ray Robinson]], and has a rematch three weeks later. Despite Jake dominating Robinson during the bout, the judges surprisingly rule in favor of Robinson, who Joey feels won only because he was enlisting into the [[United States Army|Army]] the following week.

By 1945, Jake marries Vickie, but he is controlling and domineering over her, and constantly worries that she has feelings for other men. His jealousy is evident when he brutally beats his next opponent, [[Tony Janiro]], in front of Tommy Como, the local [[mob boss]], and Vickie. As Joey discusses the victory with journalists at the [[Copacabana (nightclub)|Copacabana]], he is distracted by seeing Vickie approach a table with Salvy and his crew. Joey speaks with Vickie, who implies that she is dissatisfied in her marriage with Jake. Under the mistaken impression that Vickie is having an affair with Salvy, Joey viciously attacks him in a fight that spills outside of the club.

Como orders them to apologize to each other, but  has Joey tell Jake that if he wants a chance at the championship title, which Como controls, he will have to take a [[Match fixing|dive]]. Jake purposely loses his next match against [[Billy Fox (boxer)|Billy Fox]], and is booed out of the building after putting up a lackluster performance. He is suspended from the board shortly thereafter on suspicion of throwing the fight. He is eventually reinstated, and, in 1949, wins the middleweight championship title against [[Marcel Cerdan]].

A year later, Jake becomes increasingly paranoid that Vickie is having an affair. He asks Joey if he has had an affair with her, enraging Joey and causing him to leave. Jake presses Vickie about if she has had an affair, leading to her sarcastically confessing that she had sex with Joey, Salvy and Tommy. In a fit of rage, Jake, followed by Vickie, walks to Joey's house and assaults him in front of his wife Lenora and their children before knocking Vickie unconscious.

Vickie returns to their home and threatens to leave, but they reconcile. After defending his championship belt in a grueling fifteen-round bout against [[Laurent Dauthuille]] in 1950, he calls his brother after the fight to make amends, but when Joey assumes that Salvy is on the other end and starts insulting and cursing at him, Jake silently hangs up. Estranged from his brother, Jake sees his career decline and he eventually loses his title to Sugar Ray Robinson in their [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta|final encounter in 1951]].

By 1956, an aging and overweight Jake has retired and moved with his family to [[Miami]]. After he stays out all night at the nightclub that he owns, Vickie tells him that she wants a divorce, as well as full custody of their children. She also threatens to call the police if he comes anywhere near them.

Jake is arrested for admitting under-age girls to his nightclub, and he unsuccessfully attempts to bribe his way out of his criminal case using the jewels from his championship belt. In 1957, he goes to jail, sorrowfully questioning his misfortune and crying in despair. After returning to New York City in 1958, he encounters Joey, who reluctantly accepts his embrace.

In 1964, Jake performs [[stand-up comedy]] at various clubs. Backstage before a show, LaMotta prepares for his performance by [[shadowboxing]], quoting scenes from ''[[On the Waterfront]]'' and chanting "I'm the boss" before taking the stage.

== Cast ==
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{{cast listing|
* [[Robert De Niro]] as [[Jake LaMotta]]<ref name="Evans p177">Evans, Mike ''The Making of Raging Bull'' 2006 p.177.</ref>
* [[Joe Pesci]] as [[Joey LaMotta]]<ref name="Evans p177" />
* [[Cathy Moriarty]] as [[Vikki LaMotta|Vickie LaMotta]]<ref name="Evans p177" />
* [[Nicholas Colasanto]] as Tommy Como<ref name="Evans p177" />
* [[Theresa Saldana]] as Lenora LaMotta, Joey's second wife<ref name="Evans p177" />
* [[Frank Vincent]] as Salvatore "Salvy Batts"<ref name="Evans p177" />
* Lori Anne Flax as Irma LaMotta, Jake's first wife
* [[Mario Gallo (actor)|Mario Gallo]] as Mario
* [[Frank Adonis]] as "Patsy"
* {{ill|Joseph Bono|qid=Q111549303|short=yes}} as Guido
* Frank Topham as "Toppy"
* [[Charles Scorsese]] as Charlie
* [[Geraldine Smith (actress)|Geraldine Smith]] as Janet
* [[Candy Moore]] as Linda
* James V. Christy as Dr. Pinto
* Laura James as Mrs. Bronson
* Peter Savage as Jackie Curtie
* [[Don Dunphy]] as Himself
* [[McKenzie Westmore]] as Stephanie LaMotta
* [[Gene LeBell]] as Ring Announcer for Reeves Fight
* [[Shay Duffin]] as Ring announcer for Janiro Fight
* [[Martin Scorsese]] as Barbizon Stagehand ''(voice)''
* [[Michael Badalucco]] as Soda Fountain Clerk
* [[John Turturro]] as Man at Webster Hall Table (uncredited)
* [[Coley Wallace]] as [[Joe Louis]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/coley-wallace-1-736638|title=Coley Wallace|work=The Scotsman|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418164000/https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/coley-wallace-1-736638|archive-date=April 18, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref>
}}

=== LaMotta's opponents ===
{{cast listing|
* Johnny Barnes as [[Sugar Ray Robinson]]
* [[Bill Hanrahan]] as [[Eddie Eagan]]
* Kevin Mahon as [[Tony Janiro]]
* [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]] as [[Billy Fox (boxer)|Billy Fox]]
* Floyd Anderson as [[Jimmy Reeves]]
* Johnny Turner as [[Laurent Dauthuille]]
* Louis Raftis as [[Marcel Cerdan]]
}}

==Production==
===Development===
''Raging Bull'' was initiated when [[Robert De Niro]] read the [[Raging Bull: My Story|autobiography]] while he was on the set of ''[[The Godfather Part II]]''. Although disappointed by the book's writing style, De Niro became fascinated by the character of [[Jake LaMotta]]. He showed the book to [[Martin Scorsese]] on the set of ''[[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'', with the hope that he would consider the project.<ref name="Biskind p254">Biskind, Peter, ''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'', 1999, p. 254.</ref>

Scorsese repeatedly turned down the opportunity to direct the film, claiming that he had no idea what ''Raging Bull'' was about, although he had read some of the text. Never a sports fan, when he found out what LaMotta used to do for a living, he said, "A boxer? I don't like boxing...Even as a kid, I always thought that boxing was boring... It was something I couldn't, wouldn't grasp." His overall opinion of sport in general is, "Anything with a ball, no good."<ref name="Biskind p378">Biskind, Peter ''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'' 1998, p. 378.</ref>

The book was passed on to Mardik Martin, the film's eventual co-screenwriter, who said, "The trouble is the damn thing has been done a hundred times before—a fighter who has trouble with his brother and his wife and the mob is after him." De Niro had even shown the book to producers [[Robert Chartoff]] and [[Irwin Winkler]], who were willing to assist only if Scorsese agreed.<ref name="Biskind p315">Biskind, Peter, ''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'', 1998, p. 315.</ref>

After nearly dying from a [[drug overdose]], Scorsese agreed to make the film, not only to save his own life but also to save his career. Scorsese began to relate very personally to the story of Jake LaMotta, and in it, he saw how the boxing ring can be "an allegory for whatever you do in life", which for him paralleled moviemaking: "You make movies, you're in the ring each time."<ref name="Thompson pp.76/77">Thompson, David and Christie, Ian, ''Scorsese on Scorsese'', pp.&nbsp;76/77.</ref><ref name="Friedman p115">Friedman Lawrence S. ''The Cinema of Martin Scorsese'', 1997, p. 115.</ref><ref name="villarreal">Phil Villarreal. "Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' is still a knockout", ''The Arizona Daily Star'' (Tucson, Arizona), February 11, 2005, p. E1.</ref><ref name="torrance">Kelly Jane Torrance. "Martin Scorsese: Telling stories through film", ''The Washington Times'' (Washington, D.C.), November 30, 2007, p. E1.</ref>

[[File:JakeLaMotta with DeNiro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Robert De Niro in training with the real Jake LaMotta]]

Preparation for the film began when Scorsese shot some 8&nbsp;mm color footage featuring De Niro boxing in a ring. One night, when the footage was being shown to De Niro, [[Michael Chapman (cinematographer)|Michael Chapman]] and his friend and mentor, the British director [[Michael Powell]], Powell pointed out that the color of the gloves at the time would have been only maroon, oxblood or black. It is one of the reasons that Scorsese chose to film ''Raging Bull'' in [[Black-and-white|black and white]]. Other reasons were to distinguish the film from color films at the time, and to acknowledge the problem of fading color film stock—an issue that Scorsese recognized.<ref name="Biskind p389">Biskind, Peter, ''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'', 1998, p. 389.</ref><ref name="Total Film pp180-181">Total Film, ''The 100 greatest films of all time'', pp. 180–181.</ref><ref name="Thompson p80">Thompson, David and Christie, Ian, ''Scorsese on Scorsese'', p. 80.</ref> Scorsese attended two matches at [[Madison Square Garden]] to aid his research, picking up on minor but essential details, such as the blood sponge and subsequently, the blood on the ropes (which would be used in the film).<ref name="Thompson p80" />

According to the brief comments on the inlay card of the DVD, Scorsese was not a fan of sports nor boxing, which he describes as boring. When he saw the blood-soaked sponges being dipped in a bucket, he recalls thinking, "And they call this sport".

Multiple titles were considered for ''Raging Bull'', including ''Prizefighter'' and ''The Jake La Motta Story''. Scorsese stated that ''Prizefighter'' was his favorite title, but did not select it, for he was afraid that people would think that the film was solely about boxing.{{sfn|Wilson|2011|p=83}}

=== Screenplay ===
Under the guidance of Chartoff and Winkler, [[Mardik Martin]] was asked to start writing the screenplay.<ref name="Biskind p379">Biskind, Peter ''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'' 1998, p. 379.</ref> According to De Niro, under no circumstances would [[United Artists]] accept Martin's script.<ref name="Biskind pp384-385">Biskind, Peter ''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'' pp. 384–385</ref> The story was based on the vision of journalist [[Pete Hamill]] of a 1930s and 1940s style, when boxing was known as "the great dark prince of sports". De Niro, however, was unimpressed when he finished reading the first draft.<ref name="Baxter pp186-189">Baxter John ''De Niro A Biography'', pp. 186–189.</ref>

''[[Taxi Driver]]'' screenwriter [[Paul Schrader]] was swiftly brought in to rewrite the script around August 1978.<ref name="Baxter pp186-189" /> Some of the changes that Schrader made to the script include a rewrite of the scene with the undercooked steak, and the inclusion of LaMotta seen masturbating in a [[Florida]] cell.

The character of LaMotta's brother Joey was finally added, previously absent from Martin's script.<ref name="Biskind pp384-385" /><ref name="Baxter pp186-189" /> United Artists saw a massive improvement on the quality of the script. However, its chief executives [[Steven Bach]] and David Field met with Scorsese, De Niro and producer [[Irwin Winkler]] in November 1978 to say that they were worried that the content would be [[X-rated]] material and have no chance of finding an audience.<ref name="Biskind p389" />

According to Scorsese, the script was left to him and De Niro, and they spent two-and-a-half weeks on the island of [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]] extensively re-building the content of the film.<ref name="Thompson pp.76/77" /> The most significant change would be the scene in which LaMotta fixes his television and accuses his wife of having an affair.

Other changes included the removal of Jake and Joey's father, the reduction of [[organized crime]]'s role in the story, and a major rewrite of LaMotta's fight with Tony Janiro.<ref name="Biskind p390">Biskind, Peter ''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'', p. 390.</ref><ref name="Baxter p193">Baxter, John ''De Niro A Biography'', p. 193.</ref> They were also responsible for the end sequence in which LaMotta is alone in his dressing room, quoting "I could have been a contender" from ''[[On the Waterfront]]''.<ref name="Baxter p193" /> An extract of ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' had been considered, but [[Michael Powell]] thought that it would be a bad decision within the context of an American film.<ref name="Thompson pp.76/77" /> According to [[Steven Bach]], the first two screenwriters (Martin and Schrader) would receive credit, but since there was no payment to the writer's guild on the script, De Niro and Scorsese's work remained uncredited.<ref name="Baxter p193" />

=== Casting ===
[[File:Cathy Moriarty and Joe Pesci, 1980.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Cathy Moriarty (left) and Joe Pesci (right) on the set]]
One of Scorsese's trademarks was casting many actors and actresses new to the profession.<ref name="Evans p65">Evans, Mike ''The Making of Raging Bull'', p. 65.</ref> De Niro, who was already committed to play Jake LaMotta, began to help Scorsese track down unfamiliar names to play his on-screen brother Joey and wife Vikki.<ref name="Evans p61">Evans, Mike ''The Making of Raging Bull'', p. 61.</ref><ref name="Baxter pp196-201">Baxter, John ''De Niro A Biography'' pp. 196–201</ref> The role of Joey LaMotta was the first to be cast. De Niro was watching a low-budget television film called ''[[The Death Collector]]'' when he saw the part of a young career criminal played by a relatively-unknown [[Joe Pesci]] as an ideal candidate. Prior to receiving a call from De Niro and Scorsese for the proposal to star in the film, Pesci had not worked in film for four years and was working at an Italian restaurant in [[New Jersey]].

The role of Vikki (spelled "Vickie" in the final film), Jake's second wife, had interest across the board, but it was Pesci who suggested the unknown [[Cathy Moriarty]] from a picture that he saw at a New Jersey disco.<ref name="Baxter pp196-201" /> Both De Niro and Scorsese believed that Moriarty, at 18 years old, could portray the role after meeting with her on several occasions and noticing her husky voice and physical maturity. The duo had to prove to the [[Screen Actors Guild]] that she was right for the role when [[Cis Corman]] showed 10 comparing pictures of Moriarty and the real Vikki LaMotta for proof that she had a resemblance.<ref name="Baxter pp196-201" />

Moriarty was asked to take a screen test, which she managed—partly aided by some improvised lines from De Niro—after some confusion wondering why the crew was filming her take. Joe Pesci also persuaded his former show-biz pal and co-star in ''[[The Death Collector]]'', [[Frank Vincent]], to audition for the role of Salvy Batts. Following a successful audition and screen test, Vincent received the call to say that he had received the part.<ref name="Evans pp.65/66">Evans, Mike, ''The Making of Raging Bull'', pp.&nbsp;65/66.</ref> [[Charles Scorsese]], the director's father, made his film debut as Tommy Como's cousin Charlie.<ref name="Evans pp.65/66" />

While in the midst of practicing a [[Bronx accent]] and preparing for his role, De Niro met with both LaMotta and his ex-wife Vikki on separate occasions. Vikki, who lived in Florida, told stories about her life with her former husband, and showed old home movies (that later inspired a similar sequence to be done for the film).<ref name="Total Film pp180-181" /><ref name="Baxter p192">Baxter, John, ''De Niro: A Biography'', p. 192.</ref>

Jake LaMotta, on the other hand, served as his trainer, accompanied by [[Al Silvani]] as coach at the Gramercy club in New York City, getting him into shape. The actor found that boxing came naturally to him; he entered as a middleweight boxer, winning two of his three fights in a [[Brooklyn]] ring dubbed "young LaMotta" by the commentator. According to Jake LaMotta, De Niro was one of the top 20 best middleweight boxers of all time.<ref name="Total Film pp180-181" /><ref name="Baxter pp196-201" />

=== Principal photography ===
[[File:filming the boxing scenes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Filming of the boxing scenes with director, Scorsese (center left, with beard) and the director of photography, Michael Chapman (center right, with white shirt)]]
According to the production mixer, Michael Evje, the film began shooting at the [[Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium]] on April 16, 1979. [[Grip (job)|Grips]] hung huge curtains of black [[duvetyne]] on all four sides of the ring area to contain the artificial smoke used extensively for visual effect.

On May 7, the production moved to the [[Culver City, California|Culver City]] studio, Stage 3, and filmed there until the middle of June. Scorsese made it clear during filming that he did not appreciate the traditional way of showing fights from the spectators' view.<ref name="Thompson p80" /> He insisted that one camera operated by the Director of Photography, [[Michael Chapman (cinematographer)|Michael Chapman]], would be placed inside of the ring, as he would play the role of an opponent keeping out of the way of other fighters, so that viewers could see the emotions of the fighters, including those of Jake.<ref name="Baxter pp196-201" />

The precise moves of the boxers were to be done as dance routines from the information of a book about dance instructors in the mode of [[Arthur Murray]]. A punching bag in the middle of the ring was used by De Niro between takes before he aggressively came straight on to do the next scene.<ref name="Baxter pp196-201" /><ref name="Thompson and Christie pp83-84">Thompson and Christie, ''Scorsese on Scorsese'', pp. 83–84.</ref> The initial five-week schedule for the shooting of the boxing scenes took longer than expected, putting Scorsese under pressure.<ref name="Baxter pp196-201" />

According to Scorsese, production of the film was closed for nearly four months with the entire crew being paid, so that De Niro could go on a binge-eating trip around northern Italy and France.<ref name="Total Film pp180-181" /><ref name="Thompson and Christie pp83-84" /> When he arrived in the United States, his weight had increased from 145 to 215&nbsp;pounds (66 to 97&nbsp;kg).<ref name="Baxter pp196-201" /> The scenes with the heftier Jake LaMotta—which include announcing his retirement from boxing and LaMotta in a Florida cell—were completed seven-to-eight weeks later when approaching Christmas 1979, so as not to aggravate the health issues that were affecting De Niro's posture, breathing and talking.<ref name="Baxter pp196-201" /><ref name="Thompson and Christie pp83-84" /><ref name="Baxter p83">Baxter, John, ''The Making of Raging Bull'', p. 83.</ref>

According to Evje, Jake's nightclub sequence was filmed in a closed [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]] club on December 3. The jail cell head-banging scene was shot on a constructed set, with De Niro asking for minimal crew to be present. There was not even a boom operator present.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

The final sequence, in which Jake LaMotta is in front of his mirror, was filmed on the last day of shooting, requiring 19 takes, with only the 13th being used for the film. Scorsese wanted to have an atmosphere that would be so cold that the words would have an impact as he tries to come to terms with his relationship with his brother.<ref name="Thompson pp.76/77" />

=== Post-production ===
The editing of ''Raging Bull'' began when production was temporarily put on hold and was completed in 1980.<ref name="Thompson and Christie pp83-84" /><ref name="Biskind p399" /> Scorsese worked with the editor [[Thelma Schoonmaker]] to achieve a final cut of the film. Their main decision was to abandon Schrader's idea of LaMotta's nightclub act interweaving with the flashback of his youth, and instead followed the lines of a single flashback, in which only scenes of LaMotta practicing his stand-up would remain [[bookend scene|bookending]] the film.<ref name="Baxter p90">Evans, Mike ''The Making of Raging Bull'', p. 90.</ref>

A sound mix arranged by [[Frank Warner (sound editor)|Frank Warner]] was a delicate process that took six months.<ref name="Biskind p399" /> According to Scorsese, the sound on ''Raging Bull'' was difficult because each punch, camera shot and flash bulb would be different. Also, there was the issue of trying to balance the quality between scenes featuring dialogue and those involving boxing (which were done in [[Dolby Stereo]]).<ref name="Thompson and Christie pp83-84" /> ''Raging Bull'' went through a test screening in front of a small audience including the chief executives of United Artists, [[Steven Bach]] and [[Andy Albeck]]. The screening was shown at the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|M-G-M]] screening room in New York in July 1980. Albeck praised Scorsese by calling him a "true artist".<ref name="Biskind p399" />

According to the producers Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, matters were made worse when United Artists decided not to distribute the film but no other studios were interested when they attempted to sell the rights.<ref name="Biskind p399" /> Scorsese made no secret that ''Raging Bull'' would be his "[[Cinema in the United States|Hollywood]] swan song" and he took unusual care of its rights during post-production.<ref name="Friedman p115" /> Scorsese threatened to remove his credit from the film if he was not allowed to sort a reel that obscured the name of a whisky brand ([[Cutty Sark (whisky)|Cutty Sark]]) that was heard in a scene. The work was completed four days shy of the premiere.<ref name="Baxter p204">Baxter, John ''De Niro A biography'', p. 204.</ref>

In 2012, ''Raging Bull'' was voted by the [[Motion Picture Editors Guild]] as the best-edited film in history.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 75 Best Edited Films Of All Time |publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild |work=IndieWire |date=February 2015 |url=https://indiewire.com/2015/02/the-75-best-edited-films-of-all-time-267420/ |access-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314155912/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/02/the-75-best-edited-films-of-all-time-267420/ |archive-date=March 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Copyright litigation ===
Paula Petrella, heir to Frank Petrello, whose works were allegedly sources for the film, filed for copyright infringement in 2009 based on MGM's 1991 copyright renewal of the film. In 2014, the Supreme Court held, in ''[[Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.]]'', that Petrella's suit survived MGM's defense of "[[laches (equity)|laches]]", the legal doctrine that protects defendants from unreasonable delays by potential plaintiffs. The case was remanded to lower courts, meaning that Petrella could receive a decision on the merits of her claim.<ref>Eriq Gardner, [https://hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/supreme-court-allows-raging-bull-705572 "Supreme Court Allows 'Raging Bull' Heiress to Sue MGM for Copyright Damages"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522052032/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/supreme-court-allows-raging-bull-705572 |date=May 22, 2014 }}, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', May 19, 2014.</ref> MGM settled with Petrella in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=After Supreme Court, MGM Settles 'Raging Bull' Rights Dispute |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 5, 2015 |first=Eriq |last=Gardner |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/supreme-court-mgm-settles-raging-786449 |access-date=June 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905135348/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/supreme-court-mgm-settles-raging-786449 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Box office ===
The brew of violence and anger, combined with the lack of a proper advertising campaign, led to the film's lukewarm box-office intake of $23&nbsp;million, compared to its $18&nbsp;million budget. By the time it left theaters, it earned $10.1&nbsp;million in [[Gross rental|theatrical rentals]] (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US-GDP|10.1|1980|r=1}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Unstoppables |publisher=New York: Sussex Publishers, LLC |author=Spy |journal=Spy: The New York Monthly |date=Nov 1988 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJly6nVC7qkC&q=An+Officer+and+a+Gentleman+1982+budget&pg=PA92 |issn=0890-1759 |page=90 |author-link=Spy (magazine) |access-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206085526/https://books.google.com/books?id=KJly6nVC7qkC&q=An+Officer+and+a+Gentleman+1982+budget&pg=PA92 |url-status=live }}</ref> Scorsese became concerned for his future, and worried that producers and studios may refuse to finance his films.<ref name="Evans pp124-129" /> According to [[Box Office Mojo]], the film grossed $23,383,987 in domestic theaters (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|23,383,987|1980|r=-5}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).<ref name="BOMJ">{{Mojo title | id=ragingbull | title=Raging Bull}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
When it premiered in New York City on November 14, 1980, the release of ''Raging Bull'' was met with polarized reviews, but the film would receive widespread critical acclaim, and is widely regarded as one of Scorsese's best works.<ref name="Biskind p399">Biskind, Peter ''Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'' 1999, p.399.</ref><ref name="Baxter p90" />

On the  [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 151 reviews, with an average rating of 9.00/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Arguably Martin Scorsese's and Robert De Niro's finest film, ''Raging Bull'' is often painful to watch, but it's a searing, powerful work about an unsympathetic hero."<ref>{{cite web |title=''Raging Bull'' Movie Reviews, Pictures |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/raging_bull/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013080614/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raging_bull/ |archive-date=October 13, 2010 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average, gave it a score of 90 out of 100, based on 28 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/raging-bull |title=''Raging Bull'' Movie Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218180746/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/raging-bull |archive-date=December 18, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on a scale of A+ to F.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 20, 1981 |title=CinemaScore |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lD8jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TYMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1272%2C5527134 |access-date=April 12, 2025 |work=[[Deseret News]] |location=[[Salt Lake City]] |page=2C}}</ref>

[[Jack Kroll]] of ''[[Newsweek]]'' called ''Raging Bull'' the "best movie of the year".<ref name="Biskind p399" />

[[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that Scorsese "has made his most ambitious film as well as his finest", and went on to praise Moriarty's debut performance, saying, "Either she is one of the film finds of the decade or Mr. Scorsese is [[Svengali]]. Perhaps both."<ref>{{cite web |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |title=ROBERT DE NIRO IN 'RAGING BULL' (Published 1980) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/11/14/archives/robert-de-niro-in-raging-bull.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=14 November 1980 |access-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128091635/https://www.nytimes.com/1980/11/14/archives/robert-de-niro-in-raging-bull.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Evans pp124-129">Evans, Mike ''The Making of Raging Bull'' pp. 124–129</ref>

''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' praised De Niro's performance because "much of ''Raging Bull'' exists because of the possibilities it offers De Niro to display his own explosive art".<ref name="Evans pp124-129" />

[[Steve Jenkins (author)|Steven Jenkins]] from the [[British Film Institute]]'s (BFI) magazine ''Monthly Film Journal'' said that "''Raging Bull'' may prove to be Scorsese's finest achievement to date".<ref name="Evans pp124-129" />

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient
! scope="col"| Result
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[53rd Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref name="Evans pp124-129" /><ref name="Oscars1981">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981 |title=The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 7, 2011 |work=oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004127/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1183090826415 |title=Raging Bull – Academy Awards Database |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|AMPAS]] |access-date=June 28, 2007 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526235954/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1183090826415 | archive-date=May 26, 2012 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Irwin Winkler]] and [[Robert Chartoff]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Martin Scorsese]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Robert De Niro]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Joe Pesci]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Cathy Moriarty]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Michael Chapman (cinematographer)|Michael Chapman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Thelma Schoonmaker]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| [[Donald O. Mitchell]], [[William "Bill" Nicholson|Bill Nicholson]],<br />[[David J. Kimball]], and [[Les Lazarowitz]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[American Cinema Editors|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film]]
| Thelma Schoonmaker
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1980|Boston Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Michael Chapman
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[35th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Thelma Schoonmaker
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles]]
| Cathy Moriarty
| {{nom}}
|-
| Joe Pesci
| {{won}}
|-
| [[33rd Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement]]
| Martin Scorsese
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[38th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Martin Scorsese
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| [[Mardik Martin]] and [[Paul Schrader]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]
| Joe Pesci
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture]]
| rowspan="2"| Cathy Moriarty
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|New Star of the Year – Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1980 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[National Board of Review Awards 1980|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|2nd place}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Joe Pesci
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Film Registry]]
| {{won|Inducted}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[1980 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{draw|2nd place}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Martin Scorsese
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{draw|2nd place}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Joe Pesci
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Cathy Moriarty
| {{draw|3rd place}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Michael Chapman
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[1980 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Martin Scorsese
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{won}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Joe Pesci
| {{won}}
|}

The Oscars were held the day after President [[Ronald Reagan]] was shot by [[John Hinckley Jr.|John Hinckley]], who did it as an attempt to impress [[Jodie Foster]], who played a child prostitute in another of Scorsese's famous films, ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (which also starred De Niro).<ref>{{cite web |title=John Hinckley, Jr |url=http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hinckley/hbio.htm |date=n.d. |access-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119162313/http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hinckley/hbio.htm |archive-date=January 19, 2011}}</ref> Out of fear of being attacked, Scorsese went to the ceremony with [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] bodyguards disguised as guests who escorted him before the announcement of the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] was made (the winner being Robert Redford's ''[[Ordinary People]]'').

The [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] voted ''Raging Bull'' the best film of 1980, and De Niro best actor. The [[National Board of Review]] also voted De Niro best actor and Pesci best supporting actor. The [[Berlin International Film Festival]] chose ''Raging Bull'' to open the festival in 1981.<ref name="Evans pp124-129" />

The 2012 [[Parajanov-Vartanov Institute]] Award honored screenwriter [[Mardik Martin]] "for the mastery of his pen on iconic American films" ''Mean Streets'' and ''Raging Bull''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://parajanov.com/mardik/ |title=Mardik Martin |website=Parajanov-Vartanov Institute |date=April 9, 2018 |access-date=14 February 2021 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129185741/https://parajanov.com/mardik/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Legacy ===
By the end of the 1980s, ''Raging Bull'' had cemented its reputation as a [[cult film|modern classic]]. It was voted the best film of the 1980s in numerous critics' polls, and is regularly pointed to as both Scorsese's best film and one of the finest American films ever made.<ref name="Walker p.561">Walker, John Halliwell's Top 1000, The Ultimate Movie Countdown 2005, p. 561.</ref> Several prominent critics, among them [[Roger Ebert]], declared the film to be an instant classic and the consummation of Scorsese's earlier promise. Ebert proclaimed it the best film of the 1980s,<ref name="Chicago Sun-Times">{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041215/COMMENTARY/41215001/1023 |title=Ebert's 10 Best Lists: 1967–present |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908200137/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20041215%2FCOMMENTARY%2F41215001%2F1023 |archive-date=September 8, 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref> and one of the ten greatest films of all time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19910401/COMMENTARY/40308035/1023 |title=Roger Ebert's Ten Greatest Films of All Time |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105133713/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19910401%2FCOMMENTARY%2F40308035%2F1023 |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film has been deemed "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" by the United States [[Library of Congress]] and was selected for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gamarekian |first=Barbara |title=Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/19/movies/library-of-congress-adds-25-titles-to-national-film-registry.html |date=October 19, 1990 |access-date=July 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503233521/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/19/movies/library-of-congress-adds-25-titles-to-national-film-registry.html|archive-date=May 3, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Raging Bull'' was listed by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as one of the ''[[Time's All-TIME 100 Movies|All-TIME 100 Movies]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1953094,00.html |title=Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Movies |publisher=[[Internet Archive]] |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=February 12, 2005 |access-date=October 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628234513/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1953094,00.html |archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine ranked the film number 39 on their list of the 50 greatest movies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2009/07/lists-50-best-movies-of-all-time-again.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915225346/http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2009/07/lists-50-best-movies-of-all-time-again.html |archive-date=September 15, 2010 |title=Lists: 50 Best Movies of All Time, Again |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |first=Anne |last=Thompson}}</ref> ''Raging Bull'' is fifth on ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'s'' list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=http://www.filmsite.org/ew100.html |title=Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time |publisher=Published by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC FilmSite.org]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331185517/http://www.filmsite.org/ew100.html |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film tied with ''[[Bicycle Thieves|The Bicycle Thieves]]'' and ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'' at number 6 on ''[[Sight & Sound]]''{{'s}} 2002 poll of the greatest movies.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[Sight & Sound]] |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/topten/poll/directors.html |title=Top Ten Poll 2002 – Directors' Poll |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208105500/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/topten/poll/directors.html |archive-date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When ''Sight & Sound''{{'s}} directors' and critics' lists from that year are combined, ''Raging Bull'' gets the most votes of any movie that has been produced since 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinemacom.com/2002-sight-sound.html#list|title=2002 Sight & Sound Film Survey|work=cinemacom.com|access-date=July 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719193724/http://www.cinemacom.com/2002-sight-sound.html#list|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2002, [[Film4]] held a poll of the 100 Greatest Movies, on which ''Raging Bull'' was voted in at number 20.<ref>{{cite web |author=FilmFour |url=http://www.filmsite.org/filmfour.html |title=Film Four's 100 Greatest Films of All Time |publisher=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC FilmSite.org]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |author-link=Film4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331175148/http://www.filmsite.org/filmfour.html |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Halliwell's Film Guide]]'', a British film guide, placed ''Raging Bull'' seventh in a poll naming their selection for the "Top 1,000 Movies".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mindjack.com/film/2005/06/halliwells-top-1000-movies.html |title=Halliwell's Top 1000 Movies |publisher=Mindjack Film |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725014524/http://www.mindjack.com/film/2005/06/halliwells-top-1000-movies.html |archive-date=July 25, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[TV Guide]]'' also included the film on their list of the 50 best movies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.filmsite.org/tvguide.html |title=50 Greatest Movies (on TV and Video) |newspaper=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|FilmSite]] |access-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331175627/http://www.filmsite.org/tvguide.html|archive-date=March 31, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Movieline]]'' magazine included the film on its list of the 100 best movies.<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/movieline.html The 100 Best Movies Ever Made.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813220914/http://www.filmsite.org/movieline.html |date=August 13, 2017 }} ''[[Movieline]]'', published by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> [[Leonard Maltin]] included ''Raging Bull'' on his ''100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century'' list.<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/maltin2.html The 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015115555/http://www.filmsite.org/maltin2.html |date=October 15, 2013 }} ''[[Leonard Maltin]]'', published by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> ''Video Detective'' also included the film on its list of the top 100 movies of all time.<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/top100_2.html The Top 100 Films of All Time.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816110551/http://www.filmsite.org/top100_2.html |date=August 16, 2017 }} [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] named "Robert De Niro's transformation from sleek boxer to paunchy nightclub owner in ''Raging Bull''" as one of the ''100 Greatest Movie Moments''.<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/100greatscenes4.html The 100 Greatest Movie Moments.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816110956/http://www.filmsite.org/100greatscenes4.html |date=August 16, 2017 }} [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> The [[National Society of Film Critics]] ranked it #75 on their ''100 Essential Films'' list.<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/alist.html 100 Essential Films.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816110126/http://www.filmsite.org/alist.html |date=August 16, 2017 }} [[National Society of Film Critics]], published by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked it #6 on their list of the ''100 Maverick Movies in the Last 100 Years''.<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/rstone.html 100 Maverick Movies in the Last 100 Years.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331174042/http://www.filmsite.org/rstone.html |date=March 31, 2014 }} ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', published by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref>

A 1997 readers poll conducted by the ''[[Los Angeles Daily News|L.A. Daily News]]'' ranked the film #64 on a list of the greatest American movies.<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/dailynews.html Greatest American Films.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809082926/http://www.filmsite.org/dailynews.html |date=August 9, 2011 }} ''[[Los Angeles Daily News|L.A. Daily News]]'', published by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Published December 3, 1997. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> The [[Writers Guild of America]] named the film as the 76th best screenplay of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 101 Best Screenplays |author=Writers Guild of America, West |url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=1807 |access-date=August 24, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813151310/http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=1807 |archive-date=August 13, 2006|author-link=Writers Guild of America, West}}</ref> ''Raging Bull'' is #7 on ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Film Guide's]]'' "Centenary Top 100" list,<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/timeout.html Top 100 Films.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326071829/http://www.filmsite.org/timeout.html |date=March 26, 2015 }} ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'', published by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> and it also tied at #16 (with ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'') on their 1998 readers poll.<ref>[http://www.filmsite.org/timeout2.html Top 100 Films.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718213202/http://www.filmsite.org/timeout2.html |date=July 18, 2014 }} ''[[Time Out (magazine)]]'', published by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s [[Filmsite.org|Filmsite]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> In 2008, ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine held a poll of ''The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time'', taking votes from 10,000 readers, 150 film makers, and 50 film critics in which ''Raging Bull'' was placed at number 11.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://empireonline.com/500/94.asp |title=''Empire's'' The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] magazine |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101010231/http://www.empireonline.com/500/94.asp |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was also placed on a similar list of 1000 movies by ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150211225201/https://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/1000best.html The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.] ''[[The New York Times]]'' via [[Internet Archive]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> In 2010, ''[[Total Film]]'' selected the film as one of ''The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141007112755/http://www.totalfilm.com/features/100-greatest-movies-of-all-time/page:3 The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.] ''[[Total Film]]'' via [[Internet Archive]]. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> [[Filmsite.org|FilmSite.org]], a [[subsidiary]] of [[American Movie Classics]], placed ''Raging Bull'' on their list of the 100 greatest movies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmsite.org/momentsindx.html |title=Filmsite's 100 Greatest Films |publisher=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC FilmSite.org]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014162835/http://www.filmsite.org/momentsindx.html |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, Films101.com ranked the film as the 17th best movie of all time in a list of the 10,790 most notable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.films101.com/filmsr.htm#15 |title=The Best Movies of All Time (10,790 Most Notable) |publisher=Films101.com |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104120447/http://films101.com/filmsr.htm#15 |archive-date=November 4, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2012, the [[Motion Picture Editors Guild]] listed the film as the best-edited film of all time based on a survey of its membership.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232326/https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 CineMontage's The 75 Best Edited Films]. ''[[Motion Picture Editors Guild|Editors Guild Magazine]]'' volume 1, issue 3 via [[Internet Archive]]. Published May 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://indiewire.com/2015/02/the-75-best-edited-films-of-all-time-267420/ The 75 Best Edited Films Of All Time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314155912/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/02/the-75-best-edited-films-of-all-time-267420/ |date=March 14, 2017 }}. ''[[Indiewire]]''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> In the [[The Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2012|2012 ''Sight & Sound'' polls]], it was ranked the 53rd-greatest film ever made in the critics' poll<ref name="bfi">{{cite journal |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/50-greatest-films-all-time |title=The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time |issue=September 2012 |date=1 August 2012 |journal=[[Sight & Sound]] |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=6 June 2013 |editor-link=Ian Christie (film scholar) |editor-first=Ian |editor-last=Christie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301135739/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/50-greatest-films-all-time |archive-date=1 March 2017}}</ref> and 12th in the directors' poll.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/directors|title=Directors' Top 100|year=2012|journal=[[Sight & Sound]]|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209010504/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/directors|archive-date=9 February 2016}}</ref>   Contemporaries of Scorsese, like [[Francis Ford Coppola]], have included it routinely in their lists for favorite films of all time. In 2015, ''Raging Bull'' ranked 29th on [[BBC]]'s "100 Greatest American Films" list, voted on by film critics from around the world.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 20, 2015|title=100 Greatest American Films|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150720-the-100-greatest-american-films|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916105535/http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150720-the-100-greatest-american-films|archive-date=September 16, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2015|work=BBC}}</ref>

==== American Film Institute recognition ====
* [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies]]: #24<ref name=AFImovies>[http://www.afi.com/100years/movies.aspx "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611142910/http://www.afi.com/100Years/movies.aspx |date=June 11, 2016 }}. [[American Film Institute]]. Retrieved October 23, 2010.</ref>
* [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills]]: #51<ref name=AFIthrills>[http://www.afi.com/100years/thrills.aspx "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225212216/http://afi.com/100Years/thrills.aspx |date=December 25, 2013 }}. [[American Film Institute]]. Retrieved October 23, 2010.</ref>
* [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)]]: #4<ref>[http://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109230331/http://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx |date=January 9, 2014 }}. [[American Film Institute]]. Retrieved October 23, 2010.</ref>
* [[AFI's 10 Top 10]]: #1 Sports<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/10top10/category.aspx?cat=4 |title=AFI's 10 Top 10 |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=October 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524111623/http://www.afi.com/10top10/category.aspx?cat=4|archive-date=May 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Martin Scorsese decided to assemble a soundtrack made of music that was popular at the time using his personal collection of [[78s]]. With the help of [[Robbie Robertson]], the songs were carefully chosen so they would be the ones that a person would hear on the radio, at the pool or in bars and clubs which reflected the mood of that particular era.<ref name="Thompson p83">Thompson, David and Christie, Ian ''Scorsese on Scorsese'' p. 83.</ref><ref name="Evans p88">Evans, Mike ''The Making of Raging Bull'' p. 88.</ref> Some lyrics from songs would also be slipped into some dialogue. The [[Intermezzo]] from ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]'' by Italian composer [[Pietro Mascagni]] would serve as the main theme to ''Raging Bull'' after a successful try-out by Scorsese and the editor, [[Thelma Schoonmaker]], over the film's opening titles.<ref name="Evans p88" /> Two other Mascagni pieces were used in the film: the [[Barcarolle]] from ''[[Silvano (opera)|Silvano]]'', and the Intermezzo (''Ratcliff's Dream'') from ''[[Guglielmo Ratcliff]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mascagni.org/faq#raging-bull|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802214204/http://www.mascagni.org/faq#raging-bull|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 2, 2002 |title=FAQ 9. What is that nice music in Raging Bull? |access-date=February 26, 2009 |work=mascagni.org}}</ref> A two-CD soundtrack was released in 2005, long after the film was released, because of earlier difficulties obtaining rights for many of the songs, which Scorsese selected from his childhood memories growing up in New York.

== Dispute over sequel ==
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In 2006, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that [[Sunset Pictures]] was developing a combination sequel and prequel film entitled ''Raging Bull II: Continuing the Story of Jake LaMotta'', chronicling LaMotta's life before and after the events of the original film, as told in the memoir of the same name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/sunset-pictures-in-shape-1200342398/ |title=Sunset Pictures in shape |author=Pamela McClintock |work=Variety|date=August 7, 2006 |access-date=May 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515011301/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117948100.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|archive-date=May 15, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming began on June 15, 2012, with [[William Forsythe (actor)|William Forsythe]] as the older LaMotta and [[Mojean Aria]] as the younger version (before the events of the first film).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slashfilm.com/raging-bull-ii-begins-production/|title='Raging Bull II' is Shooting Now |work=Slashfilm|access-date=June 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617041021/http://www.slashfilm.com/raging-bull-ii-begins-production/|archive-date=June 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The film, directed by Martin Guigui, also stars [[Joe Mantegna]], [[Tom Sizemore]], [[Penelope Ann Miller]], [[Natasha Henstridge]], [[Alicia Witt]], [[Ray Wise]], [[Harry Hamlin]], and [[James Russo]] as [[Rocky Graziano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2012/06/raging-bull-ii-headed-into-production|title="Raging Bull II" headed into production|work=www.ifc.com|access-date=June 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620203419/http://www.ifc.com/fix/2012/06/raging-bull-ii-headed-into-production|archive-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/great-expectations-u-s-release-date-october-11-main-street-films-bronx-bul-504558/ |title=Cannes: Main Street Films Sets U.S. Dates For 'Great Expectations' And 'Bronx Bull' |work=Deadline|date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=May 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619024136/http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/great-expectations-u-s-release-date-october-11-main-street-films-bronx-bul/#more-504558|archive-date=June 19, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2012, [[MGM]], owners of United Artists, filed a lawsuit against LaMotta and the producers of the new film to block it from being released. MGM argued that they had the rights to make any authorized sequel to the original book, tracing their claim back to an agreement LaMotta and co-author Peter Savage made with Chartoff-Winkler, producers of the original film. MGM argued that the defendants were publicly claiming the film to be a sequel to the original film, which they said could "tarnish" the original film's reputation.<ref>Patten, D. [https://deadline.com/2012/07/mgm-files-raging-bull-2-lawsuit-against-jake-lamotta-sequel-producers-296304/ "MGM Files 'Raging Bull 2' Lawsuit Against Jake LaMotta & Sequel Producers"]. [https://deadline.com/2012/07/mgm-files-raging-bull-2-lawsuit-against-jake-lamotta-sequel-producers-296304/] ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' (July 3, 2012). Retrieved July 5, 2012.</ref> In August 2012, the suit was settled, with producers of the new film retitling it ''[[The Bronx Bull]]'' and agreeing not to market it as a sequel to ''Raging Bull''.<ref>Patten, Dominic. [https://deadline.com/2012/08/mgm-raging-bull-ii-lawsuit-jake-lamotta-the-bronx-bull-martin-scorsese-robert-deniro-311640/ "MGM Settles 'Raging Bull II' Lawsuit With Movie Name Change"]. [https://deadline.com/2012/08/mgm-raging-bull-ii-lawsuit-jake-lamotta-the-bronx-bull-martin-scorsese-robert-deniro-311640/] ''Deadline Hollywood'' (August 1, 2012). Retrieved on August 2, 2012.</ref> The film was released in 2016.

==See also==
* [[List of boxing films]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Works cited==
* {{cite book |last=Baxter |first=John |year=2006 |orig-year=2002 |title=De Niro: A Biography |location=London |publisher=HarperCollins Entertainment |isbn=978-0-00-653230-9 |oclc=53460849 |url=https://archive.org/details/denirobiography0000baxt_r5v0}}
* {{cite book |last=Biskind |first=Peter |year=1998 |title=Easy Riders, Raging Bulls |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |isbn=0-684-80996-6|title-link=Easy Riders, Raging Bulls}}
* {{cite book |last=Evans |first=Mike |year=2006 |title=The Making of Raging Bull |publisher=Unanimous Ltd |location=London |isbn=1-903318-83-1}}
* {{cite book |last1=Scorsese |first1=Martin |editor1-last=Thompson |editor1-first=Christie |editor2-last=David |editor2-first=Ian |year=1996 |title=Scorsese on Scorsese |location=London |publisher=Faber & Faber |isbn=978-0-571-17827-8 |oclc=35599754 |url=https://archive.org/details/scorseseonscorse0000scor}}
* {{cite book|last=Wilson |first=Michael |title=Scorsese On Scorsese |publisher=[[Cahiers du Cinéma]] |date=2011 |isbn=9782866427023}}

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*[https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7869-raging-bull-american-minotaur Raging Bull: American Minotaur] an essay by [[Robin Robertson]] at [[The Criterion Collection]]
*[https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7867-raging-bull-never-got-me-down Raging Bull: Never Got Me Down] an essay by [[Glenn Kenny]] at The Criterion Collection
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=deq3xI8OmCkC ''Raging Bull''] essay by Daniel Eagan in ''America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the [[National Film Registry]]'', A&C Black, 2010 {{ISBN|0826429777}}, pages 768–770.

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[[Category:American boxing films]]
[[Category:BAFTA winners (films)]]
[[Category:Biographical films about sportspeople]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of American people]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of boxers]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Joe Louis]]
[[Category:Films about domestic violence]]
[[Category:Films about Italian-American culture]]
[[Category:Films based on memoirs]]
[[Category:Films directed by Martin Scorsese]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Actor Academy Award–winning performance]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Drama Actor Golden Globe winning performance]]
[[Category:Films partially in color]]
[[Category:Films produced by Irwin Winkler]]
[[Category:Films produced by Robert Chartoff]]
[[Category:Films set in Cleveland]]
[[Category:Films set in Miami]]
[[Category:Films set in Michigan]]
[[Category:Films set in New York City]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1940s]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1950s]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1960s]]
[[Category:Films set in 1941]]
[[Category:Films set in 1943]]
[[Category:Films set in 1944]]
[[Category:Films set in 1945]]
[[Category:Films set in 1946]]
[[Category:Films set in 1947]]
[[Category:Films set in 1949]]
[[Category:Films set in 1950]]
[[Category:Films set in 1951]]
[[Category:Films set in 1956]]
[[Category:Films set in 1957]]
[[Category:Films set in 1958]]
[[Category:Films set in 1964]]
[[Category:Films about obesity]]
[[Category:Films shot in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing Academy Award]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Paul Schrader]]
[[Category:Sports drama films based on actual events]]
[[Category:United Artists films]]
[[Category:United States National Film Registry films]]
[[Category:English-language biographical drama films]]
[[Category:English-language sports drama films]]