Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform title:	Gangs of New York (Motion picture : 2002)
Edition:	Widescreen version (2.35:1).
Imprint:	[United States] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002.
Description:	2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Subject:	Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Irish -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Gangs -- New York (State) -- Five Points (New York) -- Drama. Crime. Gangs. Immigrants. Immigrants -- Economic conditions. Irish drama. Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Drama. Ireland. New York (State) New York (State) -- New York. New York (State) -- New York -- Five Points. United States. Feature films. Crime films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Gangster films. Historical films. History. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6003032

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Other authors / contributors:	Grimaldi, Alberto. Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- Cocks, Jay. Zaillian, Steven. Lonergan, Kenneth. Scorsese, Martin. DiCaprio, Leonardo. Day-Lewis, Daniel. Diaz, Cameron. Broadbent, Jim. Reilly, John C., 1965- Thomas, Henry, 1971- Gleeson, Brendan. Neeson, Liam. Ballhaus, Michael, 1935- Schoonmaker, Thelma. Shore, Howard. Powell, Sandy. Ferretti, Dante, 1943- Miramax Films. Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
ISBN:	0788846361
Notes:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Special features: U2 "The hands that built America" music video; history of the Five Points; exploring the sets of "Gangs of New York" (multi-angle); feature commentary with Martin Scorsese; set design; costume design. Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti. Leonardo Dicaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson. Also issued on VHS. DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS 5.1 digital surround sound, Region 1 encoding. Closed captioned; optional French language track.
Summary:	In 1846, waves of Irish immigrants poured into the New York neighborhood of Five Points. "Billy the Butcher" bands his fellow "Native Americans" into a gang to take on the Irish gang "The Dead Rabbits," organized by Priest Vallon. After an bloody clash Vallon is dead and his son ends up in a brutal reform school. In 1862, that boy returns to seek vengeance against the man that killed his father.
Target Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.
Awards:	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").
Standard no.:	786936165371
Publisher's no.:	24017 Touchstone Home Video