Gangs of New York
2002
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Synopsis
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Gangs of New York (2002) is a 2h 48min drama feature film by Martin Scorsese. In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, see... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Daniel Day Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson
Original language
English
First release
December 14, 2002 (Japan)
Production companies
Intermedia, Miramax
Based on
The Gangs of New York
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
New York City
Filming locations
Cinecittà
Crew
Screenplay
Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, Steven Zaillian
Producer
Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus
Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker
Music
Howard Shore
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Academy Awards 2003 academy_award
- American Film Institute Awards 2003 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2003 generic
- Directors Guild of America 2002 generic
- Village Voice Film Poll 2002 generic
Titles
| Original title | Gangs of New York | |
| Québec French title | Les Gangs de New York |
Soundtracks
| CD | Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Gangs Of New York (2002) | 11 releases, 2002: Interscope Records, Miramax Films, Miramax Records |
| Cassette | Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Gangs Of New York (2002) | 1 release, 2002: Interscope Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | December 14, 2002 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 19, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Canada | December 20, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | January 1, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | January 8, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | January 8, 2003 |
| Theatrical | France | January 8, 2003 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 9, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Israel | January 9, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | January 10, 2003 |
| Theatrical | South Africa | January 10, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Norway | January 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | January 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | KW | January 21, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | January 23, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | January 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Greece | January 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Italy | January 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | January 31, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | February 6, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 7, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Australia | February 13, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Chile | February 13, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Peru | February 13, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Egypt | February 19, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | February 20, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Germany | February 20, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Austria | February 21, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Finland | February 21, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | February 21, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Slovenia | February 27, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 28, 2003 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | February 28, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | February 28, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | March 7, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | March 13, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | March 14, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | March 21, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | March 26, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Georgia | March 27, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Kazakhstan | March 27, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Russia | March 27, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Poland | April 4, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | April 10, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Bulgaria | April 11, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | May 1, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | May 8, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | May 9, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | June 20, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Romania | December 12, 2003 |
| Television | Netherlands | October 28, 2005 |
| Streaming | France | May 15, 2010 |
| Streaming | Netherlands | February 4, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Indonesia | August 20, 2019 |
| Television | United Arab Emirates | August 21, 2021 |
| Streaming | France | June 1, 2022 |
| Television | France | November 23, 2025 |
| Streaming | France | February 3, 2026 |
| Television | France | May 21, 2026 |
| Television | France | June 10, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Australia | July 8, 2003 |
| Home video | France | July 9, 2003 |
| Home video | Netherlands | August 13, 2007 |
| Home video | France | June 25, 2008 |
Full credits
| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Cast | Daniel Day Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent (Boss Tweed), John C. Reilly (Happy Jack), Henry Thomas (Johnny Sirocco), Liam Neeson ('Priest' Vallon), Brendan Gleeson (Walter 'Monk' McGinn), Gary Lewis (McGloin), Stephen Graham (Shang), Eddie Marsan (Killoran), Alec McCowen (Reverend Raleigh), David Hemmings (Mr. Schermerhorn), Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (Jimmy Spoils), Cara Seymour (Hell-Cat Maggie), Roger Ashton-Griffiths (P.T. Barnum), Peter-Hugo Daly (One-Armed Priest), Cian McCormack (Young Amsterdam), Andrew Gallagher (Young Johnny), Philip Kirk (O'Connell Guard Leader), Rab Affleck (Plug Uglies Leader), Bill Barclay (Shirt Tails Leader), Nick Bartlett (Chichesters Leader), Robert Goodman (Forty Thieves Leader), Tim Pigott-Smith (Calvinist Minister), Liam Carney (Bill The Butcher's Gang #1), Gary McCormack (Bill The Butcher's Gang #2), David McBlain (Bill The Butcher's Gang #3), Dick Holland (True Blue American Speaker), Katherine Wallach (Jenny's Girl), Carmen Hanlon (Jenny's Girl), Ilaria D'Elia (Jenny's Girl), Laurie Ventry (Resident Woman), Ford Kiernan (Black Joke Chief), Alec McMahon (Resident Man), Nevan Finegan (Dead Rabbit Gang Member), Dominique Vandenberg (Dead Rabbit Gang Member), Stuart Yung Sai-kit (Chinese at Sparrow's Pagoda), Basil Chung (Elderly Chinese at Pagoda), Finbar Furey (Satan's Circus Singer), Sean Gilder (Rat Pit Game Master), Richard Graham (Card Player (Harvey)), Richard Strange (Undertaker), Douglas Plasse (Medical Student), R. Bruce Steinheimer (Army Recruiter), David Bamber (Passenger on Omnibus), Barbara Bouchet (Mrs. Schermerhorn), Michael Byrne (Horace Greeley), Lucy Davenport (Miss Schermerhorn), Maura O'Connell (Street Singer), Alex Howden (Assistant Hangman), James Ramsay (Condemned Man (Arthur)), Iain McColl (Condemned Man (Seamus)), Louie Brownsell (Legless Soldier), Gennaro Condemi (She-He), Kieran Hurley (Recruiter), John Sessions (Harry Watkins / Lincoln), Michael Billingsley (Uncle Tom), Steven Blake (Mr. Shelby), Giovanni Lombardo Radice (Mr. Legree), Alexia Murray (Topsy), Flaminia Fegarotti (Miss Eliza), Bronco McLoughlin (Assassin), Channing C. Holmes (Tap Dancer), Eliane Chappuis (Chinese Whore), Roberta Quaresima (Whore #1), Marta Pilato (Whore #2), Jian Su (Chinese Acrobat), Man Cao (Chinese General), Kathy Shao-Lin Lee (Chinese Dancer), Alexander Deng (Chinese Boy Singer), Peter Berling (Knife Act Caller), Patrick Gordon (Surgeon), Brendan White (Archbishop), Brendan Dempsey (Provost Marshal Registrar), Taddeo Harbutt (Unruly Man), Nazzareno Natale (Don Whiskerandos), Colin Hill (Nativist Candidate), Robert Linge (One-Armed Veteran), Richard Syms (Drunken Repeater), Christian Burgess (The Mayor), Gerry Robert Byrne (Draft Official), David J. Nicholls (O'Connell Guard Leader), Tim Faraday (Plug Uglies Leader), Sean McGinley (Forty Thieves Leader), John Anthony Murphy (Kerryonians Leader), Terry O'Neill (Chichesters Leader), Vincent Pickering (American Guard Leader), Nick Miles (Atlantic Guard Leader), Ian Pirie (Slaughter Housers Leader), John McGlynn (Bowery Boys Leader), Larry Kaplan (Bloodied Bureaucrat), Leo Burmester (Telegraph Operator #1 (voice)), Justin Brennan (Telegraph Operator #2 (voice)), Brian Mallon (Telegraph Operator #3 (voice)), Joseph P. Reidy (Police Chief), Joel Strachan (Telegraph Operator), Bill Murdoch (Robber on Dock), Angela Pleasence (Woman Accomplice), Iain Agnew (General Wool), Michael Hausman (Gunboat Captain), Bob Colletti (Soldier in Mist), Martin Scorsese (Wealthy Homeowner (uncredited)), Trevor Cooper (Man in Tweed's Office (uncredited)), Massimo Vanni (Bar Bouncer (uncredited)), Salvatore Billa (Native (uncredited)), Marcello Fonte (Citizen (uncredited)), Vincenzo Tanassi (Fireman (uncredited)), Paolo Lorimer (Tammany Man (uncredited)), Michele Bevilacqua (Middle Class Man (uncredited)), Franco Venditti (Coach (uncredited)), Katy Monique Cuomo (Tweed's Whore (uncredited)), Pietro Torrisi (Priest's Gang Member (uncredited)), Corrado Scalia (Rapist (uncredited)), Loretta Rossi Stuart (Dead Rabbit Gang Member (uncredited)), Mauro Cremonini (Internee (uncredited)), Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)), Arnaldo Dell'Acqua (Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)), Alberto Dell'Acqua (Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)), Franco Daddi (Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)), Virgilio Ponti (Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)), Clemente Ukmar (Priest's Gang Member (uncredited)), Patrizio Pelizzi (Italian Emigrant (uncredited)), Raffaella Ponzo (Johnny's Girlfriend) |
| Screenplay | Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, Steven Zaillian |
| Story | Jay Cocks |
| Producer | Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein |
| Executive producer | Barbara Phillips Marco, Bob Weinstein, Maurizio Grimaldi, Michael Hausman, Michael Ovitz, Rick Yorn |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker |
| Music | Howard Shore |
| Production design | Dante Ferretti |
| Costumes | Sandy Powell |
Additional data: TMDB.
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