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Gangs of New York. In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. IMDb 7.5 2 h 39 min 2002. R. Drama · Action · Bleak · Harrowing. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location.
A 2002 historical crime-drama by Martin Scorsese, based on a 1928 nonfiction book of the same name, and the first to star Leonardo DiCaprio as the lead. It's 1846, and rival gangs are fighting over the Five Points district. Priest Vallon ( Liam Neeson) leads the "Dead Rabbits", the gang of Irish-Catholic immigrants.
Jan 1, 2002 · 79 ratings5 reviews. Set in the turbulent streets of Lower Manhattan in the mid-nineteenth century, Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York depicts the politically corrupt and volatile social climate of New York during the early years of the Civil War. While the North is fighting in the South, the difference between the insular opulence of uptown ...
The Gangs of New York. (book) This is a list of identities referenced in Herbert Asbury 's 1928 book The Gangs of New York including underworld figures, gang members, crime fighters and others of the Old New York era from the mid- to late 19th and early 20th century. Some were also portrayed in Martin Scorsese 's 2002 film Gangs of New York .
Gangs of New York is a compromisingly violent movie, and it is typical of Scorsese’s oeuvre. Many commentators likened it to modern gangster movies. The motion picture focuses on the recurring fights and battles between the native gangs led by Bill the Butcher and the Irish gangs.
