Gangs of New York
| Title | Gangs of New York |
| Publication Type | Film |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Scorsese, Martin |
| Running Time | 167 min |
| Date Released | 12/2002 |
| Distributor | Miramax Films |
| Country | United States |
| Publication Language | english |
| Abstract | During In 1846, waves of Irish immigrants poured into the New York neighborhood of Five Points. "Billy the Butcher" bands his fellow "Native Americans" into a gang to take on the Irish gang "The Dead Rabbits," organized by Priest Vallon. After a bloody clash Vallon is dead and his son ends up in a brutal reform school. In 1862, that boy returns to seek vengeance against the man that killed his father. |
| Cast | Leonardo Dicaprio Daniel Day Lewis Cameron Diaz Jim Broadbent John C. Reilly Henry Thomas Brendan Gleeson Liam Neeson |
| Credits | Produced by Alberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein Directed by Martin Scorsese Written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus Edited by Thelma Schoonmaker Music by Howard Shore |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Full Text | Gangs of New York explores vengence, immigration, and local politics during the American Civil War. A young man plots to destroy the man who killed his father, a rival gang leader who has risen from the Irish immigrant ranks to Tammany Hall. Their final confrontation unfolds during the New York Draft Riot of 1863 when working-class men attacked free blacks in their anger over fighting a war they did not support. |
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