King of New York

    Genre
    Crime, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    103 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1990
  • |
    • Countries
    Italy, USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Abel Ferrara
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas St. John
CAST INCLUDES:
Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A Cannes and New York Film Festival Official Selection, KING OF NEW YORK follows a drug kingpin who is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community. From Director Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT) and starring Christopher Walken, David Caruso and Lawrence Fishburne.

SYNOPSIS

A psychotic drug lord leaves prison bent on sharing his profits with the poor, but finds that the streets are tougher than when he left and that there is no way of washing the blood from his dirty money.

King of New York

    Genre
    Crime, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    103 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1990
  • |
    • Countries
    Italy, USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Abel Ferrara
WRITTEN BY
Nicholas St. John
CAST INCLUDES
Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes
A Cannes and New York Film Festival Official Selection, KING OF NEW YORK follows a drug kingpin who is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community. From Director Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT) and starring Christopher Walken, David Caruso and Lawrence Fishburne.

A psychotic drug lord leaves prison bent on sharing his profits with the poor, but finds that the streets are tougher than when he left and that there is no way of washing the blood from his dirty money.

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