Review of Raging Bull (1980) by Michael V — 14 May 2012

An all time favourite of mine and one of my favourite Scorsese films.

This review of Raging Bull (1980) was written by Michael V on 14 May 2012.

Raging Bull has generally received very positive reviews.

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