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Gangs of New York

Martin Scorsese, 2002

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The Gangs of New York
Herbert Asbury, 1927

Gangs of New York is a movie directed by Martin Scorsese in 2002 and based on the book The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Herbert Asbury, first published in 1927. The movie features Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, and others.

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Movie Poster: Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002)

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Storyline

In the slum neighborhood of Five Points, Manhattan, in 1846, two gangs have engaged in a final battle in Paradise Square over who holds sway over the Five Points; these two factions participating in this event are the Nativist Protestants led by William Bill the Butcher Cutting, and a group of Irish Catholic immigrants, the Dead Rabbits, led by Priest Vallon. Having witnessed this, Vallon’s young son hides the knife that killed his father and is taken to an orphanage on Blackwell’s Island.

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Poster of Gangs of New York, the 2002 movie by Martin Scorsese

Year

2002

Minutes

167

Movie Rate

7.50

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Movie

Gangs of New York

Country: USA

Year: 2002

Length: 2h47m

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Cover of The Gangs of New York, the 1927 book by Herbert Asbury

Year

1927

Pages

366

Book Rate

7.18

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Book

The Gangs of New York

Subtitle: An Informal History of the Underworld

Country: USA

First published in: 1927

Length: 366 pages

Genre: Non Fiction

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