Review of Raging Bull (1980) by Adam R — 04 Sep 2016

An astonshingly forceful biopic from Martin Scorsese.

This review of Raging Bull (1980) was written by Adam R on 04 Sep 2016.

Raging Bull has generally received very positive reviews.

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