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Heavy Traffic is a 1973 American animated film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi The film, which begins, ends, and occasionally combines with live-action, explores the often surreal fantasies of a young New York cartoonist named Michael Corleone, using pinball imagery as a metaphor for inner-city life. Heavy Traffic was Bakshi and producer Steve Krantz's follow-up to the successful but controversial film Fritz the Cat, the first animated feature to receive an X rating. Though producer Krantz made varied attempts to produce an R-rated film, Heavy Traffic was given an X-rating by the MPAA. The film received positive reviews and is widely considered to be Bakshi's biggest critical success.
Original Release
11/17/1973
US Release
02/01/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joseph Kaufmann | Michael Corleone |
Beverly Hope Atkinson | Carole |
Frank DeKova | Angelo "Angie" Corleone |
Terri Haven | Ida Corleone |
Mary Dean Lauria | Molly |
Jacqueline Mills | Rosalyn Schecter |
Lillian Adams | Rosa |
Jamie Farr | |
Robert Easton | |
Charles Gordone | Crazy Moe |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joseph Kaufmann | Michael Corleone |
Beverly Hope Atkinson | Carole |
Frank DeKova | Angelo "Angie" Corleone |
Terri Haven | Ida Corleone |
Mary Dean Lauria | Molly |
Jacqueline Mills | Rosalyn Schecter |
Lillian Adams | Rosa |
Jamie Farr | |
Robert Easton | |
Charles Gordone | Crazy Moe |
Michael Brandon | Voice characterization |
Morton Lewin | (voice) |
Bill Striglos | (voice) |
Jay Lawrence | (voice) |
Lee Weaver | (voice) |
Phyllis Thompson | (voice) |
Kim Hamilton | (voice) |
Carol Graham | (voice) |
Candy Candido | The Mafia Messenger |
Helene Winston | (voice) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Samuel Z. Arkoff | Producer |
Steve Krantz | Producer |
Mark L. Rosen | Producer |