Gangs of New York (2002)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers (WGA):

Jay Cocks (story)
Jay Cocks (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

America Was Born In The Streets.

Plot:

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.

Plot Keywords:

Butcher | New York City | Revenge | Riot | Immigrant

Awards:

Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 59 nominations

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Amsterdam Vallon
Daniel Day-Lewis	...	Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Cameron Diaz	...	Jenny Everdeane
Jim Broadbent	...	William 'Boss' Tweed
John C. Reilly	...	Happy Jack Mulraney
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 (as Alec Mccowen)
David Hemmings	...	Mr. Schermerhorn
Larry Gilliard Jr.	...	Jimmy Spoils
Cara Seymour	...	Hell-Cat Maggie
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	...	P.T. Barnum
Peter-Hugo Daly	...	One-Armed Priest (as Peter Hugo Daly)
Cian McCormack	...	Young Amsterdam (as Cian Mccormack)
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 (as Gary Mccormack)
David McBlain	...	Bill The Butcher's Gang #3 (as David Mcblain)
Dick Holland	...	True Blue American Speaker
Katherine Wallach	...	Jenny's Girl
Carmen Hanlon	...	Jenny's Girl
Ilaria D'Elia	...	Jenny's Girl (as Ilaria Delia)
Laurie Ventry	...	Resident Woman
Ford Kiernan	...	Black Joke Chief
Nevan Finegan	...	Dead Rabbit Gang Member
Dominiquie Vandenberg	...	Dead Rabbit Gang Member
Sai-Kit Yung	...	Chinese at Sparrow's Pagoda (as Stuart Ong)
Basil Chung	...	Elderly Chinese at Pagoda
Finbar Furey	...	Satan's Circus Singer
Sean Gilder	...	Rat Pit Game Master
Richard Graham	...	Harvey - Card Player
Richard Strange	...	Undertaker
Douglas Plasse	...	Medical Student
R. Bruce Steinheimer	...	Army Recruiter (as Bruce Steinheimer)
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	...	Arthur - Condemned Man
Iain McColl	...	Seamus - Condemned Man (as Iain Mccoll)
Louie Brownsell	...	Legless Soldier
Gennaro Condemi	...	She-He
Kieran Hurley	...	Recruiter
John Sessions	...	Harry Watkins - Lincoln
Michael H. Billingsley	...	Uncle Tom
Steven C. Matthews	...	Mr. Shelby
Giovanni Lombardo Radice	...	Mr. Legree
Alexia Justine Murray	...	Topsy (as Alexia J. Murray)
Flaminia Fegarotti	...	Miss Eliza
Bronco McLoughlin	...	Assassin (as Bronco Mcloughlin)
Channing C. Holmes	...	Tap Dancer (as Channing Cook Holmes)
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 Nicholls	...	O'Connell Guard Leader (as Dave Nicholls)
Tim Faraday	...	Plug Uglies Leader
Sean McGinley	...	Forty Thieves Leader (as Sean Mcginley)
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 (as John Mcglynn)
Larry Kaplan	...	Bloodied Bureaucrat
Leo Burmester	...	Telegraph Operator #1 (voice) (as Leo Burmeister)
Justin Brennan	...	Telegraph Operator #2 (voice)
Brian Mallon	...	Telegraph Operator #3 (voice)
Joseph P. Reidy	...	Police Chief (as Joseph Reidy)
Joel Strachan	...	Telegraph Operator
Bill Murdoch	...	Robber on Dock
Angela Pleasence	...	Woman Accomplice (as Angela Pleasance)
Iain Agnew	...	General Wool (as Ian Agnew)
Michael Hausman	...	Gunboat Captain
Bob Colletti	...	Soldier in Mist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Salvatore Billa	...	Native (uncredited)
Brennan Caitlin	...	Hot Corn Girl (uncredited)
Trevor Cooper	...	Man in Tweed's Office (uncredited)
Blaise Corrigan	...	Riot Thug "There's a $300 Man..." (uncredited)
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	Bill The Butcher' s Gang #4 (uncredited)
Ellizzette Duvall	...	Bar Maiden (uncredited)
Raffaella Ponzo	...	Johnny's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Martin Scorsese	...	Wealthy Homeowner (uncredited)
Donald Stewart	...	Anatomist (uncredited)
Vincenzo Tanassi	...	Fireman (uncredited)
Massimo Vanni	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Scorsese

Writing credits (WGA)
Jay Cocks		(story)
Jay Cocks		(screenplay) and
Steven Zaillian		(screenplay) and
Kenneth Lonergan		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gerry Robert Byrne	....	associate producer
Laura Fattori	....	co-producer
Randi Feinberg	....	line producer: insert photography
Alberto Grimaldi	....	producer
Maurizio Grimaldi	....	executive producer
Michael Hausman	....	executive producer
Michael Jackman	....	line producer: additional photography (as Michael A. Jackman)
Graham King	....	co-executive producer
Barbara Phillips Marco	....	executive producer: insert photography
Michael Ovitz	....	executive producer
Joseph P. Reidy	....	co-producer (as Joe Reidy)
Rick Schwartz	....	co-executive producer
Colin Vaines	....	co-executive producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	producer
Rick Yorn	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thelma Schoonmaker

Casting by
Ellen Lewis

Production Design by
Dante Ferretti

Art Direction by
Alessandro Alberti
Maria-Teresa Barbasso		(as Maria Teresa Barbasso)
Dimitri Capuani
Stefano Maria Ortolani		(supervising art director) (as Stefano Ortolani)
Nazzareno Piana
Luca Tranchino		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Francesca Lo Schiavo

Costume Design by
Sandy Powell

Makeup Department
Elisabetta De Leonardis	....	key hairdresser: second unit
Giorgio Gregorini	....	hair stylist
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist: Mr. DiCaprio
Federico Laurenti	....	makeup artist
Rosa Luciani	....	key hairdresser: second unit
Linda Melazzo	....	makeup artist
Ferdinando Merolla	....	hair stylist
Mario Michisanti	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Anne Morgan	....	hair designer: Ms. Diaz
Luigi Rocchetti	....	makeup artist
Manlio Rocchetti	....	key makeup artist
Manlio Rocchetti	....	special makeup effects artist
Aldo Signoretti	....	hair designer
Maurizio Silvi	....	makeup artist
Noriko Watanabe	....	makeup artist: Ms. Diaz
Jana Carboni	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Letizia Carnevale	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Federico Carretti	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Stefano Ceccarelli	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Renato Francola	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Simone Gregoris	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Lori Hicks	....	unit makeup artist (uncredited)
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig designer: Leonardo DiCaprio (uncredited)
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic sculptor (uncredited)
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic technician (uncredited)
Gabriella Trani	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Gerardo Albero	....	assistant unit manager
Federico Foti	....	unit manager: Italy
Michael Hausman	....	unit production manager
Massimo Iacobis	....	production manager: second unit
Michael Jackman	....	post-production supervisor (as Michael A. Jackman)
Riccardo Neri	....	production manager: Italy
Daniele Abeille	....	assistant production manager: second unit (uncredited)
Gerry Robert Byrne	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)
Margo Myers	....	unit production manager: additional photography, New York City (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong	....	second unit director: fight scenes
Inti Carboni	....	second assistant director: Italy
Alex Corven Caronia	....	first assistant director: second unit
Filippo Fassetta	....	first assistant director: second unit
Francesca Ghiotto	....	first assistant director: second unit
Luca Lachin	....	first assistant director: Italy
Peter Markham	....	additional second unit director
Barbara Pastrovich	....	second assistant director: second unit
Douglas Plasse	....	second second assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
Chris Surgent	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Christopher Surgent)
Chris Surgent	....	second assistant director (as Christopher Surgent)
Edoardo Ferretti	....	third assistant director: Italy (uncredited)
Francesco Gastel	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Nicola Marzano	....	assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Sean Mewshaw	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Mimosa Nistri Ranalletti	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Jesse Nye	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)
Giampiero Pelusi	....	crowd assistant director (uncredited)
Davide Sacchetti	....	third assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Amanda Slater	....	assistant director: preproduction (uncredited)
Luigi Spoletini	....	fourth assistant director: Italy (uncredited)
Stefano Veneruso	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Pat Wiss	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Carlo Avvisato	....	props: second unit (as Carlo Awisato)
Daniel Bacciu	....	props: second unit
Lauren Buckley	....	art department research coordinator (as Judith Lauren Buckley)
Giuseppe Cancellara	....	head blacksmith
Tommaso Dubla	....	head painter
Antonio Fraulo	....	property master
Gianni Gianese	....	sculptor (as Giovanni Gianese)
Raffaella Giovannetti	....	assistant set decorator
Robert Guerra	....	technical art director
Giuseppe La Rocca	....	head plasterer
Sabina Lepri	....	art department coordinator
Roberto Magagnini	....	swing gang foreman
Bernard Maisner	....	hand lettered props
Stefano Morbidelli	....	on-set dresser
Sebastiano Murer	....	propman
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property supervisor (as Dennis Parrish)
Alessandra Querzola	....	property coordinator
Luigi Sergianni	....	construction coordinator
Nadejda Tatarinova	....	set dresser
Ivano Todeschi	....	head painter
Arthur Wicks	....	property master
William Wiggins	....	prop master: insert photography
Yuji Yoshimoto	....	model maker: insert photography
Daniel Boxer	....	property master: New York (uncredited)
Alec Burnham	....	assistant: Dante Ferretti (uncredited)
Cristina Cecili	....	painter (uncredited)
Cristiano Donzelli	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Sandro Erdolini	....	painter (uncredited)
Glauco Isidori	....	painter (uncredited)
Ross La Terra	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Domenico Mancino	....	blacksmith (uncredited)
Tamara Marini	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Massimiliano Paonessa	....	props (uncredited)
Domenico Reordino	....	painter (uncredited)
Monica Sallustio	....	set designer (uncredited)
Massimo Sergianni	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Claudio Stefani	....	set dressing swing (uncredited)
Joshua Viers	....	art assistant (uncredited)
Alyssa Winter	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Don Banks	....	boom operator (as Donald Banks)
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
David Fanshawe	....	sound recordist: "Pakwach Acholi Bwala Dance"
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Geoff Foster	....	additional recordist: "Brooklyn Heights"
Eugene Gearty	....	sound effects designer
Eugene Gearty	....	sound effects editor
Eugene Gearty	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carl Glanville	....	mix engineer: "The Hands That Built America {Theme from Gangs of New York}"
Chris Heaney	....	mix assistant engineer: "The Hands That Built America {Theme from Gangs of New York}"
Ruth Hernandez	....	assistant sound editor
Harry Higgins	....	sound re-recordist
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Frank Kern	....	supervising foley editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (as George Lara)
Terrance Laudermilch	....	sound re-recordist (as Terry Laudermilch)
Tom Lazarus	....	additional mixer: "Brooklyn Heights"
Hal Levinsohn	....	adr editor
Debora Lilavois	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Liljestrand	....	recorder and mixer: "Brooklyn Heights"
Marissa Littlefield	....	supervising adr editor
Alan Lomax	....	sound recordist: "New Careless Love", "Gospel Train", "The Murderer's Home" and "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah"
John A. Lomax	....	sound recordist: "Poontang Little, Poontang Small"
Ivan Menchinelli	....	boom operator: second unit
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Bruce Pross	....	foley editor
Candido Raini	....	unit sound mixer: second unit
Jacob Ribicoff	....	foley editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Ivan Sharrock	....	production sound mixer
Harold Spivacke	....	sound recordist: "Poontang Little, Poontang Small"
Philip Stockton	....	supervising sound editor
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Larry Wineland	....	assistant sound editor
John Work	....	sound recordist: "Breakaway"
James Bellamy	....	auricle operator (uncredited)
Chad Birmingham	....	apprentice sound editor (uncredited)
Paul Carr	....	adr recording: UK (uncredited)
Kay Denmark	....	adr boom operator (uncredited)
Adriano Di Lorenzo	....	assistant sound (uncredited)
Adriano Di Lorenzo	....	second boom operator (uncredited)
Robert Farr	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Arnold Finkelstein	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Fionn Higgins	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Erik Jordan	....	ProTools editor (uncredited)
Kimberly R. McCord	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Katherine Gordon Miller	....	apprentice sound editor (uncredited)
Conner Moore	....	additional adr recordist (uncredited)
Alex Raspa	....	adr recordist: New York (uncredited)
Nani Schumann	....	apprentice sound editor (uncredited)
Hamilton Sterling	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Daniel Acon	....	special effects coordinator
Renato Agostini	....	head special effects technician: Italy
Connie Brink	....	pyrotechnics: insert photography
Connie Brink	....	special effects: insert photography
Mario Cassar	....	special effects technician: second unit
Giovanni Corridori	....	special effects supervisor: Italy
Manlio Rocchetti	....	special effects
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects supervisor (as Bruce Steinheimer)
Danilo Bollettini	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Stefano Corridori	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Massimo Cristofanelli	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Franco Ragusa	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jon Alexander	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Amy Allen	....	production assistant: ILM (as Amy E. Allen)
Randall K. Bean	....	scanning: ILM (as Randall Bean)
Vladimir Bogak	....	technical support: ILM
Ronn Brown	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Michael Brunsfeld	....	art director: ILM
Mario Capellari	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Joshua Chapel	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Nika Dunne	....	digital paint and roto artist: ILM
Ivy Fong	....	technical support: ILM
Randy Gaul	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Camille Geier	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Jack Haye	....	digital modeler: ILM
Edward Hirsh	....	visual effects co-supervisor: ILM
Paul Huston	....	lead digital matte artist: ILM
Kurt Kaufman	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Bill Kimberlin	....	editor: ILM
Siobhan Lo	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Marco Maldonado	....	motion control: insert photography
Sébastien Moreau	....	digital effects artist: ILM (as Sebastien Moreau)
Brett Northcutt	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Evan Pontoriero	....	digital modeler: ILM
Mathieu Raynault	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Peter Mitchell Rubin	....	art director: ILM (as Peter Rubin)
Jeff Saltzman	....	matchmover: ILM
Robin Saxen	....	production coordinator: ILM
Amy Shepard	....	digital paint and roto artist: ILM
Susan Shin George	....	producer: visual effects, Custom Film Effects
Kenneth Smith	....	color timing supervisor: ILM
Claudia Southmartin	....	technical support: ILM
Jeff Sutherland	....	digital effects artist: ILM
David Taylor	....	technical support: ILM
Wayne Billheimer	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Grady Cofer	....	Sabre artist (uncredited)
Pierre D'Aloisio	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Steve Gawley	....	model supervisor (uncredited)
Kenneth Gimpelson	....	technical artist (uncredited)
Kimberly Headstrom	....	digital resource assistant supervisor (uncredited)
Edward Helmers	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Darren Jones	....	digital imaging engineer (uncredited)
Daryl Munton	....	digital effects artist: ILM (uncredited)
Ben Nichols	....	model maker (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam, ILM (uncredited)
Marc Ostroff	....	visual effects accountant: ILM (uncredited)
Laurie Powers	....	digital art director (uncredited)
Mark Sawicki	....	optical camera (uncredited)
Stephanie Taubert	....	digital paint restoration (uncredited)
Ronnie E. Williams Jr.	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Mottram	....	stunt double: Mr. DiCaprio
Claudio Pacifico	....	stunt coordinator: Italy
Dominiquie Vandenberg	....	fight coordinator
Nina Armstrong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Vic Armstrong	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Mauro Aversano	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alessandro Borgese	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Massimiliano Catasta	....	stunts (uncredited)
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ivan Crasci	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Douglas Crosby	....	stunt arranger (uncredited)
Jiri Horky	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Hric	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dusan Hyska	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roman Jankovic	....	stunts (uncredited)
Valdimar Jóhannsson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sean Kaplan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gustáv Kyselica	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Miroslav Lhotka	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Little	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alberto Martello	....	fight director (uncredited)
Branislav Martinak	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Lubomir Misak	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Emiliano Novelli	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jaroslav Peterka	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gianluca Petrazzi	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jan Petrina	....	stunts (uncredited)
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts (uncredited)
Massimo Racca	....	stunts (uncredited)
Angelo Ragusa	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gabriele Ragusa	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Shumbris	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Massimiliano Ubaldi	....	stunts (uncredited)
Massimo Vanni	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Roberto Albero	....	grip
Giampaolo Bagala	....	key grip: second unit
Florian Ballhaus	....	director of photography: second unit
Voxi Bärenklau	....	gaffer: second unit (as Voxi Baerenklau)
Mickey Bergstrom	....	video playback operator (as Michele Bergstrom)
Alessio Bramucci	....	best boy
Patrick Bramucci	....	head gaffer: Italy
Marco Contaldo	....	best boy: second unit
Marco Cuzzupoli	....	camera loader: "a" camera
J. Patrick Daily	....	key grip
Claudio Del Gobbo	....	dolly grip
Massimiliano Dessena	....	best boy
Alessandro Di Meo	....	camera loader: "a" camera
Brigitte Lacombe	....	still photographer
Thomas Lappin	....	first assistant camera (as Tom Lappin)
Ermanno Lubich	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Phil Marco	....	director of photography: insert photography
Daniele Massaccesi	....	Steadicam operator
Daniele Massaccesi	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tommaso Mele	....	head grip: Italy
Francisco Pintore	....	camera loader: "b" camera (as Francesco Pintore)
Jim Richards	....	electrician: insert photography
Roosevelt Roberts	....	key grip: insert photography
Andrew Rowlands	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew Rowlands	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Marco Sacerdoti	....	camera assistant: "b" camera
Mario Tursi	....	still photographer
James R. Tynes	....	gaffer (as Jim Tynes)
Fabrizio Vicari	....	camera operator: second unit
Leonardo Beltrame	....	electrician (uncredited)
Alessandro Cardelli	....	electrician (uncredited)
Emanuele Chiari	....	focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Sergio Faina	....	grip (uncredited)
Stefano Falivene	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Stanislao Galasso	....	electrician: second unit (uncredited)
Gian Claudio Giacomini	....	additional second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Cristiano Giavedoni	....	electrician (uncredited)
Heather Norton	....	first assistant camera: additional unit (uncredited)
Glenn Parker	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Francisco Pintore	....	focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Giovanni Tancredi	....	electrician (uncredited)
Emiliano Topai	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Riccardo Umetelli	....	focus puller: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kathleen Chopin	....	casting associate
Kate Dowd	....	co-casting: UK
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Nadia Kazan	....	assistant casting: Italy
Antonio Spoletini	....	extras casting
Silvano Spoletini	....	extras casting
Lilia Trapani	....	casting: Italy
Vicky Wildman	....	assistant casting: UK
Nadya Cazan	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Euston	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Amanda Koblin	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Cowell	....	costume painter
Stefano De Nardis	....	wardrobe master
Bruno de Santa	....	costumer: Mr. DiCaprio (as Bruno De Santa)
Annie Hadley	....	chief costume cutter
Anna Lombardi	....	costume buyer
Sharon Long	....	second assistant costume designer
Claudio Manzi	....	costume coordinator
Sonoo Mishra	....	costumer: Ms. Diaz
Uliva Pizzetti	....	wardrobe mistress: actors
Bettina Pontiggia	....	costumer: Mr. Day-Lewis
Paolo Scalabrino	....	costume supervisor (as Paolo Stefano Scalabrino)
Debbie Scott	....	assistant costume designer (as Deborah Scott)
Barbara Spoletini	....	wardrobe assistant: second unit
Angela Beale	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Piermatteo Giacalone	....	assistant costumer (uncredited)
Luca Giampaoli	....	key metal worker (uncredited)
Claudette Lilly	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Giovanni Lipari	....	costumer (uncredited)
Maurizio Torti	....	set costume assistant (uncredited)
Dominic Young	....	costume cutter (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Scott Brock	....	first assistant editor
Pasquale Buba	....	additional editor
Daniel de Rossi	....	editorial intern: Italy (as Daniel De Rossi)
Tom Foligno	....	first assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Gordon Grinberg	....	second assistant editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Charlotte Kirchgaesser	....	post-production coordinator
James Y. Kwei	....	additional editor (as James Kwei)
Stuart Macphee	....	post-production coordinator
Irma Misantoni	....	assistant editor: Italy
James D. Putt	....	post-production services: Initial Entertainment Group
Michal Shemesh	....	apprentice editor
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter: Buena Vista Negative Cutting
Randy Trager	....	second assistant editor
Jeffrey M. Werner	....	first assistant editor
Pasquale Cuzzupoli	....	color consultant (uncredited)
Sam Freeman	....	editor intern (uncredited)
Jennifer Lilly	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Piergiorgio Ambrosi	....	production music coordinator
Jim Bruening	....	music crew
Patricia Carlin	....	music editor
Marcello De Dominicis	....	production music advisor
Mariano De Simone	....	production music advisor
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington)
Kathy Durning	....	music editor
Tass Filipos	....	music editor (as Anastasios Filipos)
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	production music coordinator
Jeff Grace	....	music technical coordinator
Greg Laporta	....	electronic score programmer
Felicia Michael	....	music production coordinator
Melanie Pappenheim	....	score vocalist
Lowell Pickett	....	music crew
Joe Rangel	....	source music coordinator
Robbie Robertson	....	executive music producer
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music
Tim Stritmater	....	music crew
Giancarlo Vulcano	....	orchestra score supervisor
Hal Willner	....	original score producer
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Andy Brown	....	music contractor (uncredited)
Jon Olive	....	additional music editor (uncredited)
Jason Poss	....	music assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Fabio Mancini	....	transportation manager

Other crew
Cecilia Alvarenga	....	production coordinator: second unit
Pippi Anoustis	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Herbert Asbury	....	suggested by the book by
Diana Avery	....	researcher (as Deanna Avery)
Eleonora Baldwin	....	script supervisor: second unit
Marianne Bower	....	researcher
Julie Brennan	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese
Justin Brennan	....	research assistant
Manuela Cacciamani	....	production secretary
Gretchen Campbell	....	executive assistant: Mr. Scorsese
Sabrina Canale	....	production secretary
Aloura Melissa Charles	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese, Rome (as Aloura Charles)
Laurent Chevallier	....	footage: "Djembefola" courtesy of
Bob Corna	....	production assistant (as Robert Corna)
John Dell	....	advisor: butchering
Freddy Denaës	....	footage: "Djembefola" courtesy of (as Freddy Denaes)
Stella D'Onofrio	....	script supervisor: second unit
Marie D'Origny	....	assistant: Mr. Lewis
Johnny Egan	....	production assistant (as John J. Egan III)
Edoardo Ferretti	....	production assistant
Maria Fiorito	....	accountant
Mario Francini	....	backlot manager
Mario Francini	....	studio manager
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant (as Jennifer Freed)
Dawn Freer	....	script supervisor: insert photography
Fabrizio Garuccio	....	production assistant
Alessandro Giuseppini	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese, Rome
Eileen Gorman	....	production assistant
Jeff Grace	....	technical coordinator
Mario Grasso	....	production assistant
David Greenbaum	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Rachel Griffiths	....	script supervisor
Naisola Grimwood	....	post-production researcher
Dean Hood	....	production accountant
Anxi Jiang	....	performance coordinator: Chinese
Larry Kaplan	....	unit publicist
Charlotte Kirchgaesser	....	production cast liaison
Greg Laporta	....	electronic programmer
Georgia Lee	....	production assistant
Erica Levy	....	production assistant
Fabrizio Lombardo	....	production coordinator: Miramax, Italy
Jesse Lutz	....	assistant: Ms. Diaz
Miss Malden	....	leader: Alabama Sacred Harp Convention
Phil Marco	....	director: insert photography
Pasquale Martino	....	animal wrangler
Nicola Marzano	....	production assistant
Jennifer Massi	....	archival assistant
Mauro Maurizi	....	production assistant
Karin Mercurio	....	accountant
Paolo Merosi	....	production assistant
Sean Mewshaw	....	production assistant
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Cariddi Nardulli	....	assistant: Mr. DiCaprio
Matthew Newman	....	production assistant
Mimosa Nistri Ranalletti	....	production assistant (as Mimosa Nistri Ranelletti)
Erik Paoletti	....	location manager
David Parfitt	....	production consultant
Nikki Parker	....	international publicist: Denmead Marketing
Gianluca Passone	....	backlot manager
Gianluca Passone	....	studio manager
Giampiero Pelusi	....	production assistant
Dan Perri	....	title designer: main titles
Edoardo Petti	....	production assistant
Eric Ian Robinson	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein (as Eric Robinson)
Davide Sacchetti	....	production assistant
Luc Sante	....	historical advisor
Barbara Schneeweiss	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Simona Sciannimanico	....	production secretary
Enzo Sisti	....	production auditor
Catherine Smith	....	production coordinator
Lois Smith	....	publicist
Luigi Spoletini	....	production assistant
Gael Teicher	....	footage: "Djembefola" courtesy of
Elisabetta Tomasso	....	production coordinator: second unit
Stefano Veneruso	....	production assistant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Piera Cimino	....	workshop tailor (uncredited)
Adrian Correia	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Dee	....	assistant to line producer (uncredited)
Nicola Fedrigoni	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Alessandro Fiorito	....	payroll clerk (uncredited)
David E. Fischer	....	body double: multiple characters (uncredited)
Andy Garner	....	prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)
Augusto Grassi	....	leather master (uncredited)
Giampaolo Grassi	....	leather worker (uncredited)
Matthew Makar	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Aurelio Marino	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Daniele Modesti	....	location manager (uncredited)
Daniele Modesti	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gianluca Nardulli	....	publicity consultant (uncredited)
Kathryn O'Brien	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Alessandra Olivieri	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Glenn Parker	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Sholto Radford	....	assistant production secretary (uncredited)
Silvia Riolo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Eleonora Sparagna	....	assistant coordinator (uncredited)
Angela Victor	....	production assistant: re-shoot (uncredited)
Ryan Viniotis	....	stage coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)

Thanks
Tyler Anbinder	....	special thanks
Linda A. Borgeson	....	special thanks (as Linda Borgeson)
Tamar Chammou	....	special thanks
Adam Chuck	....	special thanks
Colin Cotter	....	special thanks
Pamela Cruz	....	special thanks
Barbara De Fina	....	special thanks (as Barbara Defina)
Franco di Tivoli	....	special thanks (as Franco Di Tivoli)
Phil Downey	....	special thanks
Alan Duke	....	special thanks
Michael Eisner	....	special thanks
Hiromitsu Furukawa	....	special thanks (as Hiro Furukawa)
James Gianopulos	....	special thanks (as Jim Gianopulos)
Julie Goldstein	....	special thanks
Jonathan Gordon	....	special thanks
Nigel Green	....	special thanks
Nancy Groce	....	special thanks
John Hadity	....	special thanks
Sara Helman	....	special thanks
Kevin Hyman	....	special thanks
Ken Kamins	....	special thanks
Michael Kaplan	....	special thanks
Pauline King	....	special thanks
Karina Kliss	....	special thanks
Charles Layton	....	special thanks
Michael Luisi	....	special thanks
John Miller	....	special thanks
Bob Osher	....	special thanks
Meryl Poster	....	special thanks
Peter Quinn	....	special thanks
Joe Roth	....	special thanks
Jay Sakamoto	....	special thanks
Rick Sands	....	special thanks
Peter Schlessel	....	special thanks
Whitney Wilson	....	special thanks
Rebecca Yamin	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Miramax Films (presented by)
• Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (2002) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
• Alliance Atlantis Video (2003) (Canada) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (2003) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2003) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Croco Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Eagle Films (2002) (Lebanon) (all media)
• GAGA (2002) (Japan) (all media)
• Intersonic (2003) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Manga Films (2003) (Spain) (all media)
• Medyavizyon (2003) (Turkey) (all media)
• Miramax Films (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Odeon (2002) (Greece) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• SND (2003) (France) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2003) (Germany) (VHS)
• Touchstone Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
• Custom Film Effects (additional visual effects)
• Corridori G & A Cinematografica S.r.l. (special effects)
• Special Effects Unlimited (special effects)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)

Other Companies

• American Kennel Club  special thanks
• Barnum Museum  special thanks
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• C5  post-production sound services
• Center for American Music U. of Pittsburg  special thanks
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (uncredited)
• Cinecittá Studios  electrical and grip equipment (as Cinecitta Studios Rome)
• Denmead Marketing  international publicity
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Eventone Editorial  music production
• Film Office of the Fine Arts Department, City of Rome  special thanks (as The Rome Film Office)
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Interscope Records  soundtrack available on
• Irish Arts Center  special thanks (as Irish Art Center, NYC )
• Mekani  ships provided by
• Merchants House Museum  special thanks
• Metropolitan Museum of Art  special thanks
• Mr. Youngs  projection (uncredited)
• Museum of the City of New York  special thanks
• New York City Fire Museum  special thanks
• New York City Municipal Archives  special thanks (as Municipal Archives of New York City)
• New York Historical Society  special thanks
• New York Police Museum  special thanks (as New York City Police Museum)
• New York Public Library  special thanks
• New York State Archive  special thanks
• O.C.M. Rome  catering
• POM Films  footage: "Djembefola" courtesy of (as P.O.M. Films)
• Pacific Title  digital titles
• Rocchetti e Carboni  wigs (as Rocchetti & Carboni)
• Smithsonian Institution  special thanks
• South Street Seaport Museum Library  special thanks
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack available on
• United Methodist Church Archives  special thanks
• University of Colorado Libraries  special thanks
• Uno Rome  casting services

MPAA:

Rated R for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

167 min

Country:

USA | Italy

Language:

English | Irish Gaelic

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #39927) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Brazil:18 | New Zealand:R16 | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Israel:PG | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (uncut) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:18 | Greece:K-17

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

During the scene at the Chinese theater, Bill the Butcher calls for his boys to play some "American music" and extols it as "patriotic." The tune they play is "Garry Owen," a Gaelic drinking tune, which became the official song of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, chock full of Irishmen and infamous for their defeat, along with their commander, Gen. George Armstrong Custer, by Indians at Little Big Horn.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Prior to the street battle in 1846, Priest Vallon recites a portion of the Prayer to St. Michael: "St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle! Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil." The prayer was written by Pope Leo XIII in 1888.

Quotes:

Young Johnny Sirocco: Oy! Boyo!
Young Amsterdam Vallon: Johnny.
Young Johnny Sirocco: What you doin', boyo?
Young Amsterdam Vallon: There's a battle. The natives against the dead rabbits.
Young Johnny Sirocco: Which side are you on?
Young Amsterdam Vallon: What do you think?
[points behind him]
Young Amsterdam Vallon: Dead rabbits.

Movie Connections:

References Il gattopardo (1963)

Soundtrack:

The Hands That Built America (Theme from Gangs of New York)

He actually did it!

You'd think Scorcese has bitten a bit more than he could possibly chew, this time. Well, he didn't. Gangs of new York is not an "epic masterpiece" and it ain't that because I seriously doubt the directors aim was that. It's a great movie in it's own account, but you have to watch it in the right way.

The plot: Tight enough and well paced, with a couple of lows (expected for a three-hour film) but generally it comes out pretty neat. Some may find it disturbing, as it contains extreme violence and it does not portray an America of happy workers, even happier slaves, benevolent rich and just authorities - instead, it portraits the true 1860 society. Definitely not for those who like their films with plenty of sugar on the top.

The epic and the drama: Well, basically the film is the story of two men. Around them things evolve and a brave new world comes forth - but we only get to watch snapshots of that world. Until the last sequence, that is when the whole city "explodes" (in some occasions literally...) and the streets are being covered in blood, and the two aspects (the main story and the events of the era) are being tied together in the same continuum.

At the same time, the director attempts to portrait the whole birth and growth of the United States, in a kind of parabole, but without loosing his focus on the main story and the surrounding. Scorsese dives deeply into the psychology of his heroes, without giving out any explanation of their acts other than the probable - he lets us figure it out ourselves, and that's a God-given gift.

The visuals: The film is disturbing, as it contains extreme violence. There are literally streams of blood, hacking, slashing, crushing - even some action movie fans (hey dude, look, he smashed his head with that thing... cool, man!") might find some parts of the film interesting. The last sequence is visually astounding, and it's by it's own account a reason to watch this film over and over again... if you got the stomach to actually cope with the disturbing images, that is.

The actors: I didn't think it would come a day when I'd say that Leo Di Caprio can act, but ...here I go: The kid can act. And quite good too. Guess he needed a Scorsese to put him in the right path. Same with Cameron Diaz - she has got some potential, seems so. Too bad she wastes it in films like "the sweetest thing" and other throw-ups like that. And... Daniel Day Lewis. Truly, with this performance, they should give him the Academy award. He portrays the vile "Butcher" in a way few would be able of, and he adds depth to a character that could very easily end up "two-dimensional". He is stunningly good.

New York, New York: Scorsese gets involved in something that compares to his previous work the way a fancy little sports car compares to a huge truck: A grandioso film of epic proportions and of great ambition. He does deliver, I believe. But this film shall not be acknowledged universally, because there is too much violence, corruption, lack of the good old white vs black (good vs evil, I mean) concept and does not sweeten the pill in any way. It's disturbing and raw, and it's a great. It's not a political film - in such, the director usually picks a stance, a "true" hero, an opposing view, and builds upon those. In this case, the director is truly endistancemented and keeps that distance, even from his "hero". There are no "good" people in that movie, all are acting like chess pieces in a predetermined way, but at the same time they try to burst out and do their own.

The verdict: A fabulous film, which is going to be recognized for such in some years