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Six Clicks of Separation: Martin Scorsese to Roman Polanski

Two prolific directors step in front of the camera, and we drudge through cinema to find the missing links!

By Matt Patches February 19, 2010
  

Not only are Shutter Island and The Ghost Writer closely tied to the stylings of master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, but their directors also share his love for on-screen appearances.  In this week's Six Clicks, we jump from Martin Scorsese to Roman Polanski in six easy steps.

Scorsese and De Niro - Taxi Driver
Scorsese and De Niro - Taxi Driver Credit: Columbia Pictures

Martin Scorsese to Robert De Niro

You thought I was going to pick Scorsese as Vincent van Gogh in Kurosawa's Dreams, didn't you?  Well, I lost my Criterion DVD, and had to stick with the fluffy-eyebrowed auteur's finest performance: Travis Bickle's annoying cab passenger.

Who wouldn't go postal listening to this guy talk a mile a minute?

See More: The Ghost Writer | Shutter Island | Six Clicks of Separation | Martin Scorsese | Jacob's Ladder | Rocky & Bullwinkle | Roman Polanski | Rush Hour 3 | Taxi Driver | The Player | Robert De Niro