Gangs of New York
Drama (USA,I 2002)
New York, im Jahre 1846: Verfeindete Banden kämpfen um die Vorherrschaft. Der Fleischer William Cutting führt die in Amerika geborenen "Natives" an, die den Einwanderer:innen das Leben schwer machen. Gegen die brutale Unterdrückung lehnen sich "Priest" Vallon und dessen Bande "Dead Rabbits" auf. Ihr Aufstand wird in einer blutigen Straßenschlacht niedergeschlagen. Cutting, der als "Bill the Butcher" gefürchtet ist, sticht seinen Rivalen Vallon nieder, verschont jedoch dessen Sohn. Als Amsterdam Vallon 16 Jahre später aus dem Waisenhaus zurückkehrt, herrscht Cutting uneingeschränkt über Five Points. Ehemalige Dead-Rabbit-Kämpfer sind jetzt seine Vasallen und die Politiker hat er in der Hand. Selbst Diebe wie Johnny Sirocco, dessen Bande sich Amsterdam anschließt, liefern einen beträchtlichen Teil ihrer Beute an den "Butcher" ab. Nur die schöne Diebin Jenny Everdeane genießt eine besondere Gunst.
- Leonardo DiCaprio (Amsterdam Vallon)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting)
- Cameron Diaz (Jenny Everdeane)
- Jim Broadbent (William 'Boss' Tweed)
- John C. Reilly (Happy Jack Mulraney)
- Brendan Gleeson (Walter 'Monk' McGinn)
- Liam Neeson ('Priest' Vallon)
- Henry Thomas (Johnny Sirocco)
- 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)
- Jay Cocks (story)
- Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
- Kenneth Lonergan (screenplay)
- Martin Scorsese
- 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)
- Christopher Surgent (second assistant director / first assistant director: second unit)
- Edoardo Ferretti (third assistant director: Italy)
- Francesco Gastel (trainee assistant director)
- Nicola Marzano (assistant director: second unit)
- Sean Mewshaw (third assistant director)
- Mimosa Nistri Ranalletti (assistant director)
- Jesse Nye (second second assistant director)
- Giampiero Pelusi (crowd assistant director)
- Davide Sacchetti (third assistant director: second unit)
- Amanda Slater (assistant director: preproduction)
- Luigi Spoletini (fourth assistant director: Italy)
- Stefano Veneruso (assistant director)
- Pat Wiss (second second assistant director)
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