Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, David Hemmings, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Carney, William Kiernan, Cara Seymour, Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese

Director: Martin Scorsese

Summary: Set in the most crime-infested area of New York in the mid-1800s a young man meets up with a pickpocket and together they seek to avenge the death of his father...

Director Martin Scorsese revisits New York City's notorious past with this dazzling historical drama. A throwback to the epics of yesteryear, GANGS OF NEW YORK is set in the mid-1800s, when the streets of lower Manhattan were teeming with tension and violence. Leonardo DiCaprio is Amsterdam Vallon, the son of a revered gang leader (Liam Neeson). As a youth, Amsterdam witnessed the death of his father at the hands of William "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), the maniacally driven ruler of the city's most powerful gang. Sixteen years later, Amsterdam is finally released from the orphanage that raised him. Determined to avenge his father's death, Amsterdam makes his way back to the volatile Five Points to track down Cutting and exact revenge. As he gradually infiltrates Bill the Butcher's camp and earns the crazed gangster's respect, he must also contend with the tumultuous, but beautiful, Jenny Everdean (Cameron Diaz). Di Caprio and Diaz are impressive in their respective roles, but it is Day-Lewis who steals the show. Resurfacing after a five-year retirement, the Irish actor delivers a performance that is at once cartoonish, electrifying, comical, sincere, and deeply moving. By paying tribute to the early days of New York City in such a grand, spectacular manner, Scorsese also pays tribute to cinema itself.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region B
Special Features:	Feature Length Director?s Commentary, Set Design, Exploring the set of Gangs of New York, Costume Design, History of the Five Points, Discovery Channel Special - Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York, U2 Music Video - 'The Hands That Built America', Making Gangs
Year:	2002
Release Date:	August 13, 2007
Runtime:	160 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	E B R 4005
Keywords:	Action, New, Through, General, York, Adventure, Gangs
Genre:	Action/Adventure