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Gangs Of New York

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 an bloody clash Vallon is dead and his son ends up in a brutal...

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Other Authors: Grimaldi, Alberto, Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-, Cocks, Jay, Zaillian, Steven, Lonergan, Kenneth, Scorsese, Martin, 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-
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002.
Edition:Widescreen version (2.35:1)
Subjects:
Immigrants > Ireland > Drama.
Gangs > Five Points (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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 an 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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Special features: U2 "The hands that built America" music video; history of the Five Points; exploring the sets of "Gangs of New York" (multi-angle); feature commentary with Martin Scorsese; set design; costume design.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on VHS.
Format:DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS 5.1 digital surround sound, Region 1 encoding.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.
Awards:Golden Globes, USA, 2003: Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture (Martin Scorsese); Best Original Song - Motion Picture (U2 (music/lyrics) For the song "The Hands That Built America").
Production Credits:Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti.
ISBN:0788846361
Author Notes:Liam John Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He attended Queen's University Belfast, in Northern Ireland. After leaving university he attended teacher training college in Newcastle. In 1976, Neeson joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast. He got his first film experience in 1977, playing Jesus Christ and Evangelist in the religious film, Pilgrim's Progress. In 1980, filmmaker John Boorman saw him on stage as Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men and offered him the part of Sir Gawain in the Arthurian film, Excalibur.

In 1987, he moved to Hollywood in order to star in high-profile roles. That year, he starred alongside Cher and Dennis Quaid in Suspect, a role that brought him critical acclaim. In 1990 he followed this with a starring role in Darkman. He later played Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, which earned him a nomination for a Best Actor Oscar, and helped the film earn Best Picture. He went on to star as Jean Valjean in the 1998 adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and in The Haunting as Dr. David Marrow. In 1999, Neeson starred as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He has also starred in Fallout, Transformers and Taken.

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