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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Jay Cocks |
| Based on | The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury |
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| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Thelma Schoonmaker |
| Music by | Howard Shore |
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| Distributed by | Miramax Films (United States, Canada and Scandinavia) Initial Entertainment Group (International)[2] |
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Running time | 167 minutes[3] |
| Countries | United States Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $97-100 million[4][5] |
| Box office | $193.8 million[5] |
Gangs of New York is a 2002 American epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 book The Gangs of New York.[6] The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, along with Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, Brendan Gleeson, and Liam Neeson in supporting roles. The film also marks the start of a fruitful collaboration between DiCaprio and Scorsese.
The film is set in 1863, when a long-running Catholic–Protestant feud erupts into violence, just as an Irish immigrant group is protesting against the threat of conscription during the Civil War. Scorsese spent twenty years developing the project until Miramax Films acquired it in 1999. Principal photography took place in Cinecittà, Rome and Long Island City, New York City.
Gangs of New York was completed by 2001 but its release was delayed due to the September 11 attacks. The film was theatrically released in the United States on December 20, 2002, and grossed over $193 million worldwide. It was met with generally positive reviews and Day-Lewis's performance was highly acclaimed. It received ten nominations at the 75th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Scorsese and Best Actor for Day-Lewis.
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- ^ Lyons, Charles (October 9, 2002). "IEG frontloads 'Gangs'". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "'Gangs of New York' (18)". British Board of Film Classification. December 10, 2002. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Gangs of New York (2002) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ a b "Gangs of New York (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Gangs of New York (2002) - Martin Scorsese | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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