The film finally won actor Paul Newman an Oscar and gave Scorsese the clout to finally secure backing for a project that had been a longtime goal for him: The Last Temptation of Christ.
這部電影最終為演員保羅·紐曼贏得了一項奧斯卡獎，並給了史高西斯影響力來支持他的一個長久目標計劃：《基督的最後誘惑》。