Gangs of New York

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Gangs of New York / a Miramax release of an Alberto Grimaldi production ; directed by Martin Scorsese ; produced by Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan. - United Staes : Miramax Films, 2002. - 18 film reels of 18 on 9 (ca. 168 min., ca. 15,120 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm. viewing print.

Author

Scorsese Martin direction. Grimaldi Alberto production. Weinstein Harvey 1952?- production. Cocks Jay writing. Zaillian Steven writing. Lonergan Kenneth writing. DiCaprio Leonardo cast. Day-Lewis Daniel cast. Diaz Cameron cast. Neeson Liam cast.

Genre/Form

Crime films. lcgft Gangster films. lcgft Feature films. lcgft Historical Political

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General note

Copyright: Miramax Film Corporation. Appl. au.: entire work: Paradise Square, Ltd. DCR 2002; PUB 20Dec02; REG 30Dec02; PA1-193-582.

Summary taken partly from Variety, Internet movie database.

Suggested by the book by Herbert Asbury.

Not viewed.

Sources used: Variety, 12/9-15/2002; Internet movie database, 5/12/2005; copyright data base; copyright data sheet.

Creation/production credits note

Executive producers, Michael Ovitz, Bob Weinstein, Rick Yorn, Michael Hausman, Maurizio Grimaldi ; camera, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; music, Howard Shore.

Participant or performer note

Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas.

Summary, etc.

Streszczenie: Crime-plagued Manhattan of the 1860's is fraught with mass immigration, prejudice, political corruption, and bloody warfare between powerful Irish gangs. Against this backdrop, a young man teams up with a pickpocket to seek vengeance against the man who killed his father.

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