| Edition |
Widescreen version (2.35:1). |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. |
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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. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti. |
| Cast |
Leonardo Dicaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 digital surround sound. |
| Language |
Closed captioned; optional French language track. |
| 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"). |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Irish -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Gangs -- New York (State) -- Five Points (New York) -- Drama.
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Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Economic conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Historical films.
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Gangster films.
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Crime films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Grimaldi, Alberto.
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Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
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Cocks, Jay, 1944-
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Zaillian, Steven.
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Lonergan, Kenneth.
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Scorsese, Martin.
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DiCaprio, Leonardo.
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Day-Lewis, Daniel.
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Diaz, Cameron.
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Broadbent, Jim.
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Reilly, John C., 1965-
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Thomas, Henry, 1971-
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Gleeson, Brendan.
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Neeson, Liam.
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Ballhaus, Michael, 1935-
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Schoonmaker, Thelma, 1940-
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Shore, Howard, 1946-
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Powell, Sandy.
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Ferretti, Dante, 1943-
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U2 (Musical group)
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Miramax Films.
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Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0788846361 |
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9780788846366 |
| Standard No. |
786936165371 |
| Music No. |
24017 Touchstone Home Video |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000024809011 |
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AU@ 000045231541 |
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AU@ 000041171375 |
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