Gangs Of New York Real Butcher

Yes i loveed the film too.
Gangs of new york real butcher. William poole the basis for the character william cutting in the movie gangs of new york also known. True life inspiration from notorious gangs of new york character bill the butcher real name william poole. Gangs of new york is a 2002 american epic historical crime film that was directed by martin scorsese set in the new york city slums and inspired by herbert asbury s 1927 nonfiction book the gangs of new york the screenplay was written by jay cocks steven zaillian and kenneth lonergan the film stars leonardo dicaprio daniel day lewis and cameron diaz. I understand many purist new yorkers are not happy with the screenplay.
Bill the butcher poole was one of the most notorious anti immigrant gangsters in american history. Cutting is also depicted as living through the civil war and being killed in a gang fight during the new york city draft riots of 1863. The chief differences between the historical poole and the cinematic butcher. View our handmade bill the butcher cleaver william cutting knife influenced by the movie gangs of new york.
Thanks for the photo. Daniel day lewis played a heavily fictionalized version of bill the butcher renamed william cutting in the 2002 martin scorsese film gangs of new york. Based upon a true story although the story is most likely exaggerated in typical hollywood style. While poole died before the civil war the fictional character is still alive and leading his street gang in 1863.
Those are the gruesome words of bill the butcher cutting played by daniel day lewis in the martin scorsese film gangs of new york. In 1862 amsterdam vallon returns to the five points area of new york city seeking revenge against bill the butcher his father s killer. Directed by martin scorsese. New york city was a very different place in the mid 1800s the kind of place where a egotistical knife wielding pugilist could win a place.
I loved the movie gangs of new york but i honestly had no idea that bill the butcher was a real person. Made by scorpion swords knives out of quality heat treated steel and fully functional. View close up pictures at all angles prices and detailed descriptions. Gangs of new york posted by margaret 207 112 166 16 on december 29 2002 at 21 16 48.
The real butcher poole had been murdered eight years prior. 150 years ago an area in lower manhattan called the five points played. With leonardo dicaprio cameron diaz daniel day lewis jim broadbent. Notorious a butcher a nativist etc.