<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $75,000 USD (estimated) </Td> </Tr> <P> Who's That Knocking at My Door, originally titled I Call First, is a 1967 drama film, written and directed by Martin Scorsese, in his feature film directorial debut . and Harvey Keitel's debut as an actor . Exploring themes of Catholic guilt similar to those in his later film Mean Streets, the story follows Italian - American J.R. (Keitel) as he struggles to accept the secret hidden by his independent and free - spirited girlfriend (Zina Bethune). </P> <P> This film was the winner of the 1968 Chicago Film Festival . </P> <P> J.R. (Harvey Keitel) is a typical Catholic Italian - American young man on the streets of New York City . Even as an adult, he stays close to home with a core group of friends with whom he drinks and carouses around . He gets involved with a local girl (Zina Bethune) he meets on the Staten Island Ferry, and decides he wants to get married and settle down . As their relationship deepens, he declines her offer to have sex because he thinks she is a virgin and he wants to wait rather than "spoil" her . </P>

Who's that knocking at my door 1967