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DramaHistoryCrime

Gangs of New York

- America was born in the streets.

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.

Release Date : 2002-12-14

Language :EnglishIrishLatinMandarin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : MiramaxAlberto Grimaldi Productions

Production Country : ItalyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Character Name : Amsterdam Vallon

Original Name : Leonardo DiCaprio

Gender : Male

Daniel Day-Lewis

Character Name : Bill "The Butcher" Cutting

Original Name : Daniel Day-Lewis

Gender : Male

Cameron Diaz

Character Name : Jenny Everdeane

Original Name : Cameron Diaz

Gender : Female

Jim Broadbent

Character Name : Boss Tweed

Original Name : Jim Broadbent

Gender : Male

John C. Reilly

Character Name : Happy Jack

Original Name : John C. Reilly

Gender : Male

Henry Thomas

Character Name : Johnny Sirocco

Original Name : Henry Thomas

Gender : Male

Liam Neeson

Character Name : "Priest" Vallon

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Brendan Gleeson

Character Name : Walter "Monk" McGinn

Original Name : Brendan Gleeson

Gender : Male

Gary Lewis

Character Name : McGloin

Original Name : Gary Lewis

Gender : Male

Stephen Graham

Character Name : Shang

Original Name : Stephen Graham

Gender : Male

Eddie Marsan

Character Name : Killoran

Original Name : Eddie Marsan

Gender : Male

Alec McCowen

Character Name : Reverend Raleigh

Original Name : Alec McCowen

Gender : Male

David Hemmings

Character Name : Mr. Schermerhorn

Original Name : David Hemmings

Gender : Male

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Character Name : Jimmy Spoils

Original Name : Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Gender : Male

Cara Seymour

Character Name : Hell-Cat Maggie

Original Name : Cara Seymour

Gender : Female

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Character Name : P.T. Barnum

Original Name : Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Gender : Male

Peter-Hugo Daly

Character Name : One-Armed Priest

Original Name : Peter-Hugo Daly

Gender : Male

Cian McCormack

Character Name : Young Amsterdam

Original Name : Cian McCormack

Gender : Male

Andrew Gallagher

Character Name : Young Johnny

Original Name : Andrew Gallagher

Gender : Male

Philip Kirk

Character Name : O'Connell Guard Leader

Original Name : Philip Kirk

Gender : Male

Rab Affleck

Character Name : Plug Uglies Leader

Original Name : Rab Affleck

Gender : Male

Bill Barclay

Character Name : Shirt Tails Leader

Original Name : Bill Barclay

Gender : Male

Nick Bartlett

Character Name : Chichesters Leader

Original Name : Nick Bartlett

Gender : Male

Robert Goodman

Character Name : Forty Thieves Leader

Original Name : Robert Goodman

Gender : Male

Tim Pigott-Smith

Character Name : Calvinist Minister

Original Name : Tim Pigott-Smith

Gender : Male

Liam Carney

Character Name : Bill The Butcher's Gang #1

Original Name : Liam Carney

Gender : Male

Gary McCormack

Character Name : Bill The Butcher's Gang #2

Original Name : Gary McCormack

Gender : Male

David McBlain

Character Name : Bill The Butcher's Gang #3

Original Name : David McBlain

Gender : Male

Dick Holland

Character Name : True Blue American Speaker

Original Name : Dick Holland

Gender : Male

Katherine Wallach

Character Name : Jenny's Girl

Original Name : Katherine Wallach

Gender : Female

Carmen Hanlon

Character Name : Jenny's Girl

Original Name : Carmen Hanlon

Gender : Male

Ilaria D'Elia

Character Name : Jenny's Girl

Original Name : Ilaria D'Elia

Gender : Female

Laurie Ventry

Character Name : Resident Woman

Original Name : Laurie Ventry

Gender : Male

Ford Kiernan

Character Name : Black Joke Chief

Original Name : Ford Kiernan

Gender : Male

Alec McMahon

Character Name : Resident Man

Original Name : Alec McMahon

Gender : Male

Nevan Finegan

Character Name : Dead Rabbit Gang Member

Original Name : Nevan Finegan

Gender : Male

Dominique Vandenberg

Character Name : Dead Rabbit Gang Member

Original Name : Dominique Vandenberg

Gender : Male

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Character Name : Chinese at Sparrow's Pagoda

Original Name : 翁世傑

Gender : Male

Basil Chung

Character Name : Elderly Chinese at Pagoda

Original Name : Basil Chung

Gender : Male

Finbar Furey

Character Name : Satan's Circus Singer

Original Name : Finbar Furey

Gender : Male

Sean Gilder

Character Name : Rat Pit Game Master

Original Name : Sean Gilder

Gender : Male

Richard Graham

Character Name : Card Player (Harvey)

Original Name : Richard Graham

Gender : Male

Richard Strange

Character Name : Undertaker

Original Name : Richard Strange

Gender : Male

Douglas Plasse

Character Name : Medical Student

Original Name : Douglas Plasse

Gender : Male

R. Bruce Steinheimer

Character Name : Army Recruiter

Original Name : R. Bruce Steinheimer

Gender : Male

David Bamber

Character Name : Passenger on Omnibus

Original Name : David Bamber

Gender : Male

Barbara Bouchet

Character Name : Mrs. Schermerhorn

Original Name : Barbara Bouchet

Gender : Female

Michael Byrne

Character Name : Horace Greeley

Original Name : Michael Byrne

Gender : Male

Lucy Davenport

Character Name : Miss Schermerhorn

Original Name : Lucy Davenport

Gender : Female

Maura O'Connell

Character Name : Street Singer

Original Name : Maura O'Connell

Gender : Male

Alex Howden

Character Name : Assistant Hangman

Original Name : Alex Howden

Gender : Male

James Ramsay

Character Name : Condemned Man (Arthur)

Original Name : James Ramsay

Gender : Male

Iain McColl

Character Name : Condemned Man (Seamus)

Original Name : Iain McColl

Gender : Male

Louie Brownsell

Character Name : Legless Soldier

Original Name : Louie Brownsell

Gender : Male

Gennaro Condemi

Character Name : She-He

Original Name : Gennaro Condemi

Gender : Male

Kieran Hurley

Character Name : Recruiter

Original Name : Kieran Hurley

Gender : Male

John Sessions

Character Name : Harry Watkins / Lincoln

Original Name : John Sessions

Gender : Male

Michael Billingsley

Character Name : Uncle Tom

Original Name : Michael Billingsley

Gender : Male

Steven Blake

Character Name : Mr. Shelby

Original Name : Steven Blake

Gender : Male

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Character Name : Mr. Legree

Original Name : Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Gender : Male

Alexia Murray

Character Name : Topsy

Original Name : Alexia Murray

Gender : Female

Flaminia Fegarotti

Character Name : Miss Eliza

Original Name : Flaminia Fegarotti

Gender : Female

Bronco McLoughlin

Character Name : Assassin

Original Name : Bronco McLoughlin

Gender : Male

Channing C. Holmes

Character Name : Tap Dancer

Original Name : Channing C. Holmes

Gender : Male

Eliane Chappuis

Character Name : Chinese Whore

Original Name : Eliane Chappuis

Gender : Female

Roberta Quaresima

Character Name : Whore #1

Original Name : Roberta Quaresima

Gender : Male

Marta Pilato

Character Name : Whore #2

Original Name : Marta Pilato

Gender : Male

Jian Su

Character Name : Chinese Acrobat

Original Name : Jian Su

Gender : Male

Man Cao

Character Name : Chinese General

Original Name : Man Cao

Gender : Male

Kathy Shao-Lin Lee

Character Name : Chinese Dancer

Original Name : Kathy Shao-Lin Lee

Gender : Female

Alexander Deng

Character Name : Chinese Boy Singer

Original Name : Alexander Deng

Gender : Male

Peter Berling

Character Name : Knife Act Caller

Original Name : Peter Berling

Gender : Male

Patrick Gordon

Character Name : Surgeon

Original Name : Patrick Gordon

Gender : Male

Brendan White

Character Name : Archbishop

Original Name : Brendan White

Gender : Male

Brendan Dempsey

Character Name : Provost Marshal Registrar

Original Name : Brendan Dempsey

Gender : Male

Taddeo Harbutt

Character Name : Unruly Man

Original Name : Taddeo Harbutt

Gender : Male

Nazzareno Natale

Character Name : Don Whiskerandos

Original Name : Nazzareno Natale

Gender : Male

Colin Hill

Character Name : Nativist Candidate

Original Name : Colin Hill

Gender : Male

Robert Linge

Character Name : One-Armed Veteran

Original Name : Robert Linge

Gender : Male

Richard Syms

Character Name : Drunken Repeater

Original Name : Richard Syms

Gender : Male

Christian Burgess

Character Name : The Mayor

Original Name : Christian Burgess

Gender : Male

Gerry Robert Byrne

Character Name : Draft Official

Original Name : Gerry Robert Byrne

Gender : Male

David J. Nicholls

Character Name : O'Connell Guard Leader

Original Name : David J. Nicholls

Gender : Male

Tim Faraday

Character Name : Plug Uglies Leader

Original Name : Tim Faraday

Gender : Male

Sean McGinley

Character Name : Forty Thieves Leader

Original Name : Sean McGinley

Gender : Male

John Anthony Murphy

Character Name : Kerryonians Leader

Original Name : John Anthony Murphy

Gender : Male

Terry O'Neill

Character Name : Chichesters Leader

Original Name : Terry O'Neill

Gender : Male

Vincent Pickering

Character Name : American Guard Leader

Original Name : Vincent Pickering

Gender : Male

Nick Miles

Character Name : Atlantic Guard Leader

Original Name : Nick Miles

Gender : Male

Ian Pirie

Character Name : Slaughter Housers Leader

Original Name : Ian Pirie

Gender : Male

John McGlynn

Character Name : Bowery Boys Leader

Original Name : John McGlynn

Gender : Male

Larry Kaplan

Character Name : Bloodied Bureaucrat

Original Name : Larry Kaplan

Gender : Male

Leo Burmester

Character Name : Telegraph Operator #1 (voice)

Original Name : Leo Burmester

Gender : Male

Justin Brennan

Character Name : Telegraph Operator #2 (voice)

Original Name : Justin Brennan

Gender : Male

Brian Mallon

Character Name : Telegraph Operator #3 (voice)

Original Name : Brian Mallon

Gender : Male

Joseph P. Reidy

Character Name : Police Chief

Original Name : Joseph P. Reidy

Gender : Male

Joel Strachan

Character Name : Telegraph Operator

Original Name : Joel Strachan

Gender : Male

Bill Murdoch

Character Name : Robber on Dock

Original Name : Bill Murdoch

Gender : Male

Angela Pleasence

Character Name : Woman Accomplice

Original Name : Angela Pleasence

Gender : Female

Iain Agnew

Character Name : General Wool

Original Name : Iain Agnew

Gender : Male

Michael Hausman

Character Name : Gunboat Captain

Original Name : Michael Hausman

Gender : Male

Bob Colletti

Character Name : Soldier in Mist

Original Name : Bob Colletti

Gender : Male

Martin Scorsese

Character Name : Wealthy Homeowner (uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Scorsese

Gender : Male

Trevor Cooper

Character Name : Man in Tweed's Office (uncredited)

Original Name : Trevor Cooper

Gender : Male

Massimo Vanni

Character Name : Bar Bouncer (uncredited)

Original Name : Massimo Vanni

Gender : Male

Salvatore Billa

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Salvatore Billa

Gender : Male

Marcello Fonte

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcello Fonte

Gender : Male

Vincenzo Tanassi

Character Name : Fireman (uncredited)

Original Name : Vincenzo Tanassi

Gender : Male

Paolo Lorimer

Character Name : Tammany Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Paolo Lorimer

Gender : Male

Michele Bevilacqua

Character Name : Middle Class Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Michele Bevilacqua

Gender : Male

Franco Venditti

Character Name : Coach (uncredited)

Original Name : Franco Venditti

Gender : Male

Katy Monique Cuomo

Character Name : Tweed's Whore (uncredited)

Original Name : Katy Monique Cuomo

Gender : Female

Pietro Torrisi

Character Name : Priest's Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Pietro Torrisi

Gender : Male

Corrado Scalia

Character Name : Rapist (uncredited)

Original Name : Corrado Scalia

Gender : Male

Loretta Rossi Stuart

Character Name : Dead Rabbit Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Loretta Rossi Stuart

Gender : Female

Mauro Cremonini

Character Name : Internee (uncredited)

Original Name : Mauro Cremonini

Gender : Male

Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

Character Name : Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

Gender : Male

Arnaldo Dell'Acqua

Character Name : Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Arnaldo Dell'Acqua

Gender : Male

Alberto Dell'Acqua

Character Name : Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Alberto Dell'Acqua

Gender : Male

Franco Daddi

Character Name : Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Franco Daddi

Gender : Male

Virgilio Ponti

Character Name : Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Virgilio Ponti

Gender : Male

Clemente Ukmar

Character Name : Priest's Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Clemente Ukmar

Gender : Male

Patrizio Pelizzi

Character Name : Italian Emigrant (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrizio Pelizzi

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-09-03

I recall meeting Daniel Day-Lewis some years ago, he had just stepped from his motor bike and proved to be a charming, engaging man extremely far removed from the racist and odious "Bill the Butcher" character he so expertly creates in this hard, gritty and brutal depiction of the almost tribal existences lived by many in 1860s New York. Leonardo di Caprio ("Vallon") arrives in that city's Five Points area determined to avenge the death of his father many years earlier at the hands of this ruthless overlord. Initially ingratiating himself, he soon realises that it's going to take every ounce of his courage and resilience to challenge the status quo, and that some hefty sacrifices are going to have to be made. He is not just struggling against his nemesis, but against prejudice, corruption and a prevailing, endemic, sense of fear. The supporting cast are what really makes this special - Cameron Diaz, again so far removed from her more famous roles, alongside Jim Broadbent as the shrewd, but rather cowardly "Boss Tweed"; Brendan Gleeson and John C. Reilly all contribute to this tautly directed story of lawlessness and loyalty - with a bit of Civil War conscription thrown in to add to the toxicity of it all. The last 20 minutes are really captivating, and Scorsese with some masterful scoring from Howard Shore manages to leave us feeling exhilarated and uncomfortable at the same time!