Gangs of New York
(DVD) 

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Published
[United States] : Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version (2.35:first).
ISBN
9780788846366, 0788846361
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
DVD FEATURE GANG
1 available
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk
DVD FEATURE GANG
1 available

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Published
[United States] : Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003.
Edition
Widescreen version (2.35:first).
Language
English
ISBN
9780788846366, 0788846361
UPC
786936165371

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
General Note
Special features include: 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 ; theatrical trailer ; teaser trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti.
Participants/Performers
Leonardo Dicaprio, Daniel Day Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.
System Details
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS 5.1 digital surround sound, Region 1 encoding.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. (CC)
Language
English with French language track.
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 2003: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Daniel Day-Lewis).
Awards
Golden Globes, 2003: Best Director - Motion Picture (Martin Scorsese) ; Best Original Song - Motion Picture (U2, for the song "The hands that built America").
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2003: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Daniel Day-Lewis).

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Grimaldi, A., Weinstein, H., Cocks, J., Zaillian, S., Lonergan, K., Scorsese, M., DiCaprio, L., Day-Lewis, D., Diaz, C., Broadbent, J., Reilly, J. C., Thomas, H., Gleeson, B., Neeson, L., Ballhaus, M., Schoonmaker, T., Shore, H., Powell, S., & Ferretti, D. (2003). Gangs of New York (Widescreen version (2.35:first).). Miramax Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alberto. Grimaldi et al.. 2003. Gangs of New York. Miramax Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alberto. Grimaldi et al.. Gangs of New York Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Grimaldi, Alberto., et al. Gangs of New York Widescreen version (2.35:first)., Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003.

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