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Gangs of New York
“America was born in the streets.”
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Amsterdam Vallon
Daniel Day-Lewis
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Cameron Diaz
Jenny Everdeane
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
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.
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