Gangs of New York

Resource Information

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Label

Gangs of New York

Statement of responsibility

Miramax Films presents a Martin Scorsese picture an Alberto Grimaldi production ; a Miramax Films presentation

Contributor

• Scorsese, Martin
• Miramax Films
• U2 (Musical group)
• Ballhaus, Michael, 1935-2017
• Broadbent, Jim
• Cocks, Jay
• Day-Lewis, Daniel
• DiCaprio, Leonardo
• Diaz, Cameron
• Ferretti, Dante, 1943-
• Gleeson, Brendan
• Grimaldi, Alberto
• Lonergan, Kenneth
• Neeson, Liam
• Powell, Sandy
• Reilly, John C., 1965-
• Schoonmaker, Thelma
• Shore, Howard
• Thomas, Henry, 1971-
• Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
• Zaillian, Steven

Subject

• Crime -- New York (State) | New York -- 19th century -- Drama
• Dramatic films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
• Gangs -- New York (State) | Five Points -- Drama
• Gangster films
• Historical films
• Immigrants -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Immigrants -- New York (State) | New York -- Economic conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
• Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
• Irish drama -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Crime films

Genre

• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Gangster films
• Historical films
• Drama
• Crime films
• Dramatic films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Set in New York City just prior to the Civil War, a man seeks to avenge the death of his father and gets caught in the middle of the powerful and corrupt political machines of Manhattan

Member of

• Miramax award-winning collection
• Gangs of New York (Motion picture : 2002)

Awards note

Golden Globes, USA, 2003: Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture (Martin Scorsese); Best Original Song - Motion Picture (U2 (music/lyrics) For the song "The Hands That Built America").

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; producers, Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay writers, Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan ; director, Martin Scorsese

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language

Language note

English or French dialogue; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

PerformerNote

Leonardo Dicaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson

Runtime

167

Series statement

Miramax Award-winning Collection

Technique

live action