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Gangs of New York (2002)

Gangs of New York (2002)

Drama Crime History

America was born in the streets.

Release Date: 2002, December 14
Directors: Martin Scorsese
Countries: Italy, United States of America
Production: Miramax, Touchstone Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, Alberto Grimaldi Productions
Cast: Stephen Graham, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ian Pirie, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson, Katherine Wallach, Brendan Gleeson, David Hemmings, David J. Nicholls, Gerry Robert Byrne, Jim Broadbent

Overview:

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.

Keywords:

gangster rescue 19th century pig army irish-american grim immigrant gang ship pickpocket gang war 1860s fire gang of thieves butcher american history new york city history