Product Description

"Gangs of New York" is the film Martin Scorcese has been wanting to make since the 1970s and is the natural follow-on to his other films about New York gangland: "Mean Streets" and "Goodfellas". Set in the period 1840 to 1863, it is the story of the gang members, outlaws, crooked cops and corrupt politicians that flourished in New York's underworld. The "Dead Rabbits" and the "Native Americans" are the two gangs at the heart of the film. Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio), the son of the Rabbits' murdered leader, vows vengeance on the man who killed him, Bill "The Butcher" Poole (Daniel Day-Lewis). Production started in August 2000 on a specially constructed site in Italy that recreates mid 19th-century New York. The film is believed to have cost around $100 million to make, Miramax's most expensive ever, and this book charts the making of this epic, with cast interviews, full shooting script and production photographs, costume and set-designs, and behind-the-scenes images.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183384 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
The official companion to Martin Scorsese's epic movie, Gangs of New York. Includes interviews with Scorsese, Leonardo Di Caprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz, full shooting script and photographs.

About the Author
Introduction by Luc Sante Interviews with Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz

Customer Reviews

A must for any fans of Gangs of New York
I totally reccommend this book, it's an indepth look at the making of a great film. fully illustrated throughout, both photographs and text compliment each other perfectly,
you get a good feel of what it must have been like to make the film.
the inteviews with cast & crew are very informative, each giving you their own story and feelings of their time on set.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. a very well presented insight into the making of Gangs of New York.