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The past is the torch that lights our wayWhere our fathers have shown us the path we shall followOur faith is the weapon most feared by our enemiesFor thereby shall we lift our people up against those
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Gangs of New York

The past is a torch that lights our way. Where our fathers have shown us the path, we...

Amsterdam Vallon:
The past is a torch that lights our way. Where our fathers have shown us the path, we shall follow. Our faith is the weapon most feared by our enemies. For thereby shall we lift our people up against those who would destroy us

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The past is the torch that lights our way
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Where our fathers have shown us the path we shall follow
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Our faith is the weapon most feared by our enemies
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For thereby shall we lift our people up against those who would destroy us
Available in 7 languages
Duration
23 seconds
Views
288
Timestamp in Movie
02:06:18
Uploaded
Mar 07, 2026
Genres
crime, drama
Production
Miramax,Alberto Grimaldi Productions

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Movie Summary

In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.

Actors

Leonardo DiCaprio
Amsterdam Vallon
Leonardo DiCaprio
Daniel Day-Lewis
Bill 'the Butcher' Cutting
Daniel Day-Lewis
Our name is called the 'Dead Rabbits' to remind all of our sufferingand as a call to those who suffer still to join our rankshowever so far they may have strayed from our common home across the seaFor with great numbers must come great strengthand the - Gangs of New York 00:24
Our name is called the 'Dead Rabbits' to remind...
Sweet Jesus War does terrible things to men - Gangs of New York 00:05
Sweet Jesus War does terrible things to men
No one speak English in New York anymore - Gangs of New York 00:04
No one speak English in New York anymore
I wonder, Mr. - Gangs of New York 00:07
I wonder, Mr.
The archbishop himself, shoulder to shoulder with the Irish in the Five Points. - Gangs of New York 00:24
The archbishop himself, shoulder to shoulder with the Irish...
Would you back an Irish candidate of my choosingI don't think so What if we get you all the Irish votesThat will only happen in the reign of Queen Dick - Gangs of New York 00:11
Would you back an Irish candidate of my choosingI don't...
I love the Irish son - Gangs of New York 00:04
I love the Irish son
Got me looking as sober as me own grandfather - Gangs of New York 00:07
Got me looking as sober as me own grandfather
That man was right born for thisWell he's killed 44 men laid low a couple hundred moreIs that right That's rightI should have run him for mayor - Gangs of New York 00:11
That man was right born for thisWell he's killed 44 men...
All right line them up It's election day - Gangs of New York 00:05
All right line them up It's election day
Rise and shine Rise and shineIn this great country of ours even the hop fiends get to vote - Gangs of New York 00:07
Rise and shine Rise and shineIn this great country of ours...
Here's another one Clean him up goodShave their beards and send them back to vote againAll right boys Vote Monk Tammany Monk Tammany - Gangs of New York 00:10
Here's another one Clean him up goodShave their beards...
Monk's already won by 3 000 more votes than there are votersThree Make it 20 30 We don't need a victory We need a Roman triumph - Gangs of New York 00:09
Monk's already won by 3 000 more votes than there are...
But we don't have any more ballots Remember the first rule of politicsThe ballots don't make the results the counters make the resultsKeep counting - Gangs of New York 00:11
But we don't have any more ballots Remember the first...
Citizens of the Five Points... - Gangs of New York 00:28
Citizens of the Five Points...
Mr Bill Cutting is attempting to draw me into an argument - Gangs of New York 00:06
Mr Bill Cutting is attempting to draw me into an argument
There you are, Bill. - Gangs of New York 00:21
There you are, Bill.
That, my friends, is the minority vote. - Gangs of New York 00:26
That, my friends, is the minority vote.
Now you've tasted my mutton How do you like it - Gangs of New York 00:06
Now you've tasted my mutton How do you like it
Why don't you burn him, see if his ashes turn green. - Gangs of New York 00:06
Why don't you burn him, see if his ashes turn green.