Summary
Set in New York City just prior to the Civil War, a man seeks to avenge the death of his father and gets caught in the middle of the powerful and corrupt political machines of Manhattan.
Additional Information
Subjects |
Immigrants
-- Ireland
-- Drama.
Irish -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Gangs -- New York (State) -- Five Points (New York) -- Drama. Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | [United States] : Burbank, Calif. :Miramax Home Entertainment ;2003 Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Contributors |
Grimaldi, Alberto.
Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- Cocks, Jay. Zaillian, Steven. Lonergan, Kenneth. Scorsese, Martin. DiCaprio, Leonardo. Day-Lewis, Daniel. Diaz, Cameron. Broadbent, Jim. Reilly, John C., 1965- Thomas, Henry, 1971- Gleeson, Brendan. Neeson, Liam. Miramax Films. Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) |
Participants/Performers |
Leonardo Dicaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language. |
Language |
English In English with optional French language track; closed-captioned. |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. 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); Discovery Channel special "Uncovering the real Gangs of New York"; the Five Points study guide: Luc Sante introduction and Five Points vocabulary; feature commentary with Martin Scorsese; theatrical trailer; teaser trailer; set design; costume design. |
System Details |
DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS 5.1 digital surround sound. |
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"). |
Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 0788846361 |
Other | Classic View |