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gangs of new york (2002)

gangs of new york
Gangs of New York
R
Crime
Documentary
Drama
History

Release Date
December 14, 2002
Director
Martin Scorsese
Runtime
167
Main Genre
Crime
Writers
Jay Cocks , Steven Zaillian , Kenneth Lonergan
Tagline
America was born in the streets

Summary

It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.

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