Bibliograph

Gangs of New York, Miramax Films

Type

Label

Gangs of New York, Miramax Films

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

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

Main title

Gangs of New York

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

52089306

Responsibility statement

Miramax Films

Runtime

166

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

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor