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The Resource Gangs of New York, Miramax Films presents a Martin Scorsese picture an Alberto Grimaldi production, a Miramax Films presentation ; producers, Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay writers, Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan ; director, Martin Scorsese

Gangs of New York, Miramax Films presents a Martin Scorsese picture an Alberto Grimaldi production, a Miramax Films presentation ; producers, Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay writers, Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan ; director, Martin Scorsese

Label
Gangs of New York
Title
Gangs of New York
Statement of responsibility
Miramax Films presents a Martin Scorsese picture an Alberto Grimaldi production, a Miramax Films presentation ; producers, Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay writers, Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan ; director, Martin Scorsese
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Awards note
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").
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Gangs of New York (Motion picture : 2002)
Credits note
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language
Language note
Closed-captioned; also released with English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
PerformerNote
Leonardo Dicaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1952-
  • 1965-
  • 1971-
  • 1935-2017
  • 1943-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Grimaldi, Alberto
  • Weinstein, Harvey
  • Cocks, Jay
  • Zaillian, Steven
  • Lonergan, Kenneth
  • Scorsese, Martin
  • DiCaprio, Leonardo
  • Day-Lewis, Daniel
  • Diaz, Cameron
  • Broadbent, Jim
  • Reilly, John C.
  • Thomas, Henry
  • Gleeson, Brendan
  • Neeson, Liam
  • Ballhaus, Michael
  • Schoonmaker, Thelma
  • Shore, Howard
  • Powell, Sandy
  • Ferretti, Dante
  • Miramax Films
  • Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
166
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Immigrants
  • Gangs
  • Five Points (New York, N.Y.)
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Gangs of New York, Miramax Films presents a Martin Scorsese picture an Alberto Grimaldi production, a Miramax Films presentation ; producers, Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay writers, Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan ; director, Martin Scorsese
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • 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
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
  • quadrophonic multichannel or surround
  • mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen version 2.35:1
Extent
2 videodiscs (166 min.)
Isbn
9780788846366
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 786936165371
  • 031398134565
  • 031398134565
  • 031398134565
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 24017
  • 30039
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm52089306
  • (Sirsi) o52089306
  • (TMQ) o52089306
  • 288876
  • 288876
  • 1469534
  • 1469534
  • 3792448
System details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS 5.1 digital surround sound; Region 1 encoding; Widescreen (2.35:1) presentation
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Gangs of New York, Miramax Films presents a Martin Scorsese picture an Alberto Grimaldi production, a Miramax Films presentation ; producers, Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein ; screenplay writers, Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan ; director, Martin Scorsese
Publication
Note
  • 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
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
  • quadrophonic multichannel or surround
  • mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen version 2.35:1
Extent
2 videodiscs (166 min.)
Isbn
9780788846366
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 786936165371
  • 031398134565
  • 031398134565
  • 031398134565
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 24017
  • 30039
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm52089306
  • (Sirsi) o52089306
  • (TMQ) o52089306
  • 288876
  • 288876
  • 1469534
  • 1469534
  • 3792448
System details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS 5.1 digital surround sound; Region 1 encoding; Widescreen (2.35:1) presentation
Video recording format
DVD

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