GANGS OF NEW YORK
(miramax)
Release Date: December 20, 2002
D: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio; Cameron Diaz; Daniel Day-Lewis; Jim Broadbent; Brendan Gleeson
Plot: Set in the period from 1846 to 1863, this is the story of how Irish and Italian gangs (and subsequently, the Mafia) got started in New York City. Amsterdam Vallon is the son of a murdered gang leader, and he vows vengeance on the man who killed him, Bill "The Butcher" Poole.
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