Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
“ America was born in the streets. ”
CINEMA2002-12-14
DIGITAL2010-05-15
RegionUS / IT
Runtime168 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Scorsese pushes the gangster story back toward the origins of the American city, where migration, gangs, and political power are forged through violence.”
Storyline
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal surviv
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Martin Scorsese
KEYWORDS
rescueimmigrantshipfirearmypickpocketpiggangsterirish-americangang wargang of thievesbutchergang19th centurygrim1860samerican historynew york city history
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