World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Direction
Scorsese's most underrated, deliberately pulpy masterpiece
Cinematography
Storm-lashed lighthouse shots that haunt your dreams
Acting
DiCaprio's full descent — you can smell the desperation
Director
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio
Teddy Daniels
Mark Ruffalo
Chuck Aule
Ben Kingsley
Dr. Cawley
Max von Sydow
Dr. Naehring
Michelle Williams
Dolores
Emily Mortimer
Rachel 1
Patricia Clarkson
Rachel 2
Jackie Earle Haley
George Noyce
Ted Levine
Warden
John Carroll Lynch
Deputy Warden McPherson
Elias Koteas
Laeddis
Robin Bartlett
Bridget Kearns
Christopher Denham
Peter Breene
Nellie Sciutto
Nurse Marino
Joseph Sikora
Glen Miga
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Scorsese screened Val Lewton's 1940s horror films and 'Out of the Past' to capture that specific noir dread. The storm sequences were shot during actual hurricane weather in Massachusetts.
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