The director says he didnt know how to direct an actor in that final radio scene.
So, he chose to play the part himself.
But one of the films most powerful moments comes at the very end of its three-and-a-half-hour runtime.
Lily Gladstone and Martin Scorsese on the set of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’.Paramount Pictures
(Mild spoilers ahead.)
Its a simplified and sanitized retelling that bears absolutely no resemblance to the gutting drama audiences just watched.
Scorsese himself steps out for a cameo, breaking the fourth wall to recount what happened to Mollie Burkhart.
Jimmy Stewart and Murray Hamilton in ‘The FBI Story’.Everett
Her obituary made no mention of the murders.
We hope that its entertainment with some depth and enrichment that maybe can approach some kind of truth.
That film is essentially patriotic propaganda, with FBI director J. Edgar Hoover appearing as himself.
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Its a series of the greatest hits of the FBI, Scorsese explains.
Youd hearGang BustersandInner Sanctum.
We didnt want to just do chyrons, like, So-and-so lived for 20 more years, Roth adds.
So, this was a real godsend.
I didnt know how to direct it, Scorsese admits of those final lines.
I couldnt ask an actor to do it, so I said, Let me try.
I didnt know Marty had done it, Roth adds.
I was watching the movie, and I said, What the hell?
But I was so moved by it.
I almost started crying because I was just so moved by it.
I thought Marty was wonderful.
And finally everybody froze and said, That may be it.
Just go with that, rather than ending it in a conventional way.
Killers of the Flower Moonis in theaters now.
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