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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Gangs of New York (Motion picture : 2002)

Title:

Gangs of New York / Miramax Films presents an Alberto Grimaldi production ; a Martin Scorsese picture ; producers, Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay writers, Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan ; director, Martin Scorsese.

Edition:

Widescreen version (2.35:1).

Publisher, Date:

Description:

2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

video file DVD video

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 a 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 Note:

MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.

Subjects:

Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Immigrants -- Ireland -- Drama.

Irish drama -- New York (State) -- New York.

Gangs -- New York (State) -- Drama.

Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.

Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Economic conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.

Crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- Drama.

Action and adventure films.

Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Crime films.

Historical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Fiction films.

Other Author:

Scorsese, Martin.

Grimaldi, Alberto.

Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-

Cocks, Jay.

Zaillian, Steven.

Lonergan, Kenneth.

DiCaprio, Leonardo.

Day-Lewis, Daniel.

Diaz, Cameron.

Broadbent, Jim.

Reilly, John C., 1965-

Thomas, Henry, 1971-

Gleeson, Brendan.

Neeson, Liam.

Ballhaus, Michael, 1935-2017.

Schoonmaker, Thelma.

Shore, Howard.

Powell, Sandy.

Ferretti, Dante, 1943-

U2 (Musical group)

Miramax Films.

Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.

Aspect ratio 2.35:1; enhanced for 16x9 televisions.

Special features: Costume design featurette; Set design featurette; History of the Five Points featurette; Exploring the sets of Gangs of New York with multiple angles utilizing 360 degree shots of the sets; U2 music video "The hands that built America"; Discovery Channel special "Uncovering the real Gangs of New York"; The Five Points study guide: Luc Sante introduction and Five Points vocabulary; Feature commentary with Martin Scorsese; Theatrical trailer; Teaser trailer.

Educational and home use only.

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.

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 digital surround.

Home use only.

Soundtrack in English, with optional French language track; closed-captioned.

Golden Globes, USA, 2003: Best Director - Motion Picture (Martin Scorsese); Best Original Song - Motion Picture (U2 (music/lyrics) For the song "The Hands That Built America") -- Academy Awards, 2003: Best Picture; Best Actor (Day-Lewis); Best Director (Scorsese); Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Cocks, Zaillian, Lonergan)

Contents:

Special features: Costume design featurette -- Set design featurette -- History of the Five Points featurette -- Exploring the sets of Gangs of New York with multiple angles utilizing 360 degree shots of the sets -- U2 music video "The hands that built America" -- Discovery Channel special "Uncovering the real Gangs of New York" -- The Five Points study guide: Luc Sante introduction and Five Points vocabulary -- Feature commentary with Martin Scorsese -- Theatrical trailer -- Teaser trailer.

ISBN:

0788846361

9780788846366

0788846361

9786318355728 : DVD

6318355723 : DVD

Publisher Number:

24017

Other Number:

52089306

System Availability:

4

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

4

Control Number:

900602

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Gangs of