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
| Series | Miramax award-winning collection. |
| Subjects |
Immigrants
-- New York (State)
-- New York
-- Drama.
Irish drama -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Drama. Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Economic conditions -- 19th century -- Drama. Crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- Drama. Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Historical films. Gangster films. Crime films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Santa Monica, California?] :Miramax/Lionsgate,2011 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Grimaldi, Alberto,
film producer. Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- film producer. Cocks, Jay, screenwriter. Zaillian, Steven, screenwriter. Lonergan, Kenneth, screenwriter. Scorsese, Martin, author. DiCaprio, Leonardo, actor. Day-Lewis, Daniel, actor. Diaz, Cameron, actor. Broadbent, Jim, actor. Reilly, John C., 1965- actor. Thomas, Henry, 1971- actor. Gleeson, Brendan, actor. Shore, Howard, composer. Miramax Films, production company, publisher. Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Leonardo Dicaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson. |
| Other Contributors |
Costume designer, Sandy Powell ; original music, Howard Shore ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; director of photography, Michael Ballhaus. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language. |
| Language |
English French In English or French; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Special features include: costume design featurette; set design featurette; history of the Five Points featurette; exploring the sets of Gangs of New York with multiple angles utilizing 360 degree shots of the sets; U2 music video The hands that built America; 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. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9780788846366 0788846361 |
| Other | Classic View |