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0027616604095. New condition. DVD. Run time: 128 mins. Language: English. Martin Scorsese s brutal character study incisively portrays the true rise and fall and redemption of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta a violent man in and out of the ring who thrives on his ability (and desire) to take a beating. Opening with the spectacle of the over-the-hill La Motta (Robert De Niro) practicing his 1960s night-club act the film flashes back to 1940s New York when Jake s career is on the rise. Despite pressure from the local mobsters Jake trusts his brother Joey (Joe Pesci) to help him make it to a title bout against Sugar Ray Robinson the honest way; the Mob however will not cave in. Jake gets the title bout and blonde teenage second wife Vickie (Cathy Moriarty) but success does nothing to exorcise his demons even as he channels his rage into boxing. Alienating Vickie and Joey and disastrously gaining weight Jake has destroyed his personal and professional lives by the 1950s. After he hits bot