Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York is a 2002 American epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 book The Gangs of New York. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, along with Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, Brendan Gleeson, and Liam Neeson in supporting roles. The film also marks the start of a fruitful collaboration between DiCaprio and Scorsese.
Plot
In the 1846 slum of the Five Points, two rival gangs, the Anglo-Protestant Confederation of American Natives, led by William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting, and the Irish Catholic immigrant Dead Rabbits, led by "Priest" Vallon, engage in their final battle to determine which faction will hold sway over the territory. At the end of the fight, Bill kills Vallon and declares the Dead Rabbits outlawed. Having witnessed this, Vallon's young son hides the knife that killed his father and is taken to an orphanage on Blackwell's Island.
Awards
Cast
- Alec McCowen
- Angela Pleasence
- Barbara Bouchet
- Brendan Gleeson
- Cameron Diaz
- Cara Seymour
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- David Hemmings
- Eddie Marsan
- Ford Kiernan
- Gary Lewis
- Giovanni Lombardo Radice
- Henry Thomas
- Jim Broadbent
- John C. Reilly
- John Sessions
- Katherine Wallach
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
- Leo Burmester
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Liam Neeson
- Marcello Fonte
- Martin Scorsese
- Massimo Vanni
- Michael Byrne
- Peter Berling
- Richard Graham
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths
- Salvatore Billa
- Sean Gilder
- Seán McGinley
- Stephen Graham
- Tim Pigott-Smith
- Trevor Cooper