Gangs of New York
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.
Drama, History, Crime
Miramax Films, Initial Entertainment Group (IEG), Alberto Grimaldi Productions
Leonardo DiCaprio as Amsterdam Vallon, Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting, Cameron Diaz as Jenny Everdeane, Liam Neeson as Priest Vallon, Brendan Gleeson as Monk McGinn, John C. Reilly as Happy Jack Mulraney, Jim Broadbent as William Tweed, Roger Ashton-Griffiths as P.T. Barnum, David Hemmings as Mr. Schermerhorn, Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Jimmy Spoils, Michael Byrne as Horace Greeley, Gary Lewis as McGloin, Henry Thomas as Johnny Sirocco, Barbara Bouchet as Mrs. Schermerhorn, Brendan Dempsey as Provost Marshal Registrar, Nick Bartlett as Chichesters Leader, Flaminia Fegarotti as Miss Eliza, Stephen Graham as Shang, Eddie Marsan as Killoran, Alec McCowen as Reverend Raleigh, Cara Seymour as Hell-Cat Maggie, Rab Affleck as Plug Uglies Leader, Tim Pigott-Smith as Calvinist Minister, Sean Gilder as Rat Pit Game Master, David Bamber as Passenger on Omnibus, Lucy Davenport as Miss Schermerhorn, John Sessions as Harry Watkins - Lincoln, Angela Pleasence as Woman Accomplice, Martin Scorsese as Wealthy Homeowner (uncredited)