
Gangs of New York
America was born in the streets.
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.
- Year: 2002
- Country: United States of America, Italy
- Genre: Drama, History, Crime
- Studio: Miramax, Touchstone Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, Alberto Grimaldi Productions
- Keyword: rescue, immigrant, ship, fire, army, pickpocket, pig, gangster, irish-american, gang war, gang of thieves, butcher, gang, 19th century, grim, american history, new york city history
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas