Gangs of New York

    Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    167 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2002
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, Italy
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Latin, Chinese
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Martin Scorsese
WRITTEN BY:
Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan
CAST INCLUDES:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, John C. Reilly, Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson, Henry Thomas

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards and the Golden Globe winner for Best Director, master filmmaker Martin Scorsese (TAXI DRIVER, GOODFELLAS) delivers "a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart" (Rolling Stone). In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. GANGS OF NEW YORK features an all-star cast including Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis, Oscar nominees Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly, and Golden Globe nominee Cameron Diaz.

SYNOPSIS

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

Gangs of New York

    Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    167 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2002
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, Italy
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Latin, Chinese
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Martin Scorsese
WRITTEN BY
Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan
CAST INCLUDES
Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, John C. Reilly, Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson, Henry Thomas
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards and the Golden Globe winner for Best Director, master filmmaker Martin Scorsese (TAXI DRIVER, GOODFELLAS) delivers "a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart" (Rolling Stone). In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. GANGS OF NEW YORK features an all-star cast including Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis, Oscar nominees Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly, and Golden Globe nominee Cameron Diaz.

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

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