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22 years ago today, Gangs of New York premiered in theaters. Martin Scorsese's colorful and gritty depiction of gangland violence among the poor immigrant residents...
22 years ago today, Gangs of New Yorkpremiered in theaters. Martin Scorsese's colorful and gritty depiction of gangland violence among the poor immigrant residents of New York City's Five Points received 10 Academy Award nominations. While winning none, Daniel Day Lewis' mesmeric portrayal of street gang leader Bill the Butcher won him several other awards. Grossing nearly $200 million worldwide, the project had taken Scorsese nearly 20 years to develop after reading a book called Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld.READ more... (2002)
