Gangs of New York [videorecording] / Miramax Films presents a Martin Scorsese picture an Alberto Grimaldi production, a Miramax Films presentation ; producers, Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay writers, Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan ; director, Martin Scorsese.
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FilmPublisher number: 24017 | Touchstone Home VideoPublication details: Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002.Edition: Widescreen version (2.35:1)Description: 2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0788846361
- 9780788846366
- Gangs of New York (Motion picture : 2002)
- 791.43/72 22
- CM DVD 00787
- Also issued on VHS.
- Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti.
- 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").
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Biblioteca Juan Bosch | Biblioteca Juan Bosch | Colección Multimedia (Humanidades 4to. Piso) | CM DVD 00787 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00000035315 |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS 5.1 digital surround sound, Region 1 encoding.
Closed captioned; optional French language track.
Leonardo Dicaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson.
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.
Also issued on VHS.
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.
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.
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").
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