A defining crime drama of the 1970s, MEAN STREETS (1973) featured formative early work from two future AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – co-writer/director Martin Scorsese and star Robert De Niro. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MEAN STREETS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET...

A lavish and utterly massive spectacle that fills the screen with pomp and circumstance worthy of Egypt’s queen, CLEOPATRA (1963) features an all-star cast that includes Richard Burton, Rex Harrison and, in the title role, the incomparable Elizabeth Taylor – recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award and named by AFI among the greatest screen...