Gangs of New York
Title:
Gangs of New York
Author:
Grimaldi, Alberto.
Edition:
[DVD version].
Publication Information:
[United States] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2003]
©2002
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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 an 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.
General Note:
Widescreen version (2.35:1)
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); feature commentary with Martin Scorsese; set design; costume design.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.
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ISBN:
9780788846366
UPC:
786936165371
032429345134
Format :
DVD
