U2 (Musical group)
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Edition
Widescreen version (2.35:1).
Description
In 1846, waves of Irish immigrants poured into the New York neighborhood of Five Points. "Billy the Butcher" bands his fellow "Native Americans" into a gang to take on the Irish gang "The Dead Rabbits," organized by Priest Vallon. After a bloody clash Vallon is dead and his son ends up in a brutal reform school. In 1862, that boy returns to seek vengeance against the man that killed his father.
Author
Pub. Date
p2006
Description
Both the film and the soundtrack feature powerful live performances of Cohen masterpieces by an impressive array of today's top singer/songwriters.
"Has moments so gorgeous they brought me to tears."--Entertainment Weekly.
"...One of the finest works of the last decade..."--Q.