Writer: Jordan Belfort
Jordan Belfort is an American Author whom the film The Wolf of Wall street was based upon and written. Jordan Belfort actually lived a similar story to the stockbroker Jordan Belfort (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) lives in the film. Belfort worked on Wall Street earning hundreds of thousands a year, living a life of luxury before being arrested and convicted for fraud. After spending 22 months in prison, Jordan Belfort shared his unique story by writing 'The Wolf of Wall Street' as a book that was shortly made into a film.
Producers: Leonardo Dicaprio, Martin Scorsese, Riza Aziz, Emma Tillinger and Joey Mcfarland
The film had multiple producers due to its large size and busy scenes. The Wolf of Wall Street is a very long film where scenes are very busy and full of action. This would be a lot of work for only one person so multiple producers were hired. Martin Scorsese is a very successful producer and has produced or co-produced numerous other films including: Hugo, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Shutter Island and Casino. Similarly, Riza Aziz has also produced other films such as; Friends with kids and dumb and dumber 2.
Casting Director: Ellen Lewis
Ellen Lewis is also a very successful casting director known for picking actors for specific parts. Ellen has worked closely with Martin Scorsese on many films and has worked as a casting director for numerous other films including; Goodfellas, Departed and extremely loud and incredibly close.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese is known as a very significant director in Hollywood. He is known for his unique take on directing films. He is mostly known for his signature techniques; starting a film with a section from the middle is used widely in many of the films he has directed, making a lot of use of slow motion, (In the Wolf of wall street this is done frequently to show the effect drugs have on the characters) freeze frames, narration, extraordinary levels of bad language and using Rolling Stones music.
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