Film · Drama
Gangs of New York
“America was born in the streets.”
20022h 48mDir Martin Scorsese7.3TMDB
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 survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Top Cast
124 total
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Amsterdam Vallon
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Cameron Diaz
as Jenny Everdeane
Jim Broadbent
as Boss Tweed
John C. Reilly
as Happy Jack
Henry Thomas
as Johnny Sirocco
Liam Neeson
as 'Priest' Vallon
Brendan Gleeson
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
The scene we cut
Fear
He explains how he has stayed alive for 47 years and the answer is one word.
Day-Lewis stayed in character for the whole shoot and caught pneumonia refusing a modern coat.
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