Brutal Attraction: The Making of Raging Bull

Raging Bull began as Robert De Niro’s obsession, but the only man he believed could film it, Martin Scorsese, wasn’t interested—until the director’s near-fatal collapse gave him a visceral connection with the story of troubled boxing champion Jake La Motta.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Mar 1, 2010
Length: 27 minutes (6,816 words)
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