Highly recommended

Rating: Null/10 (1 December 2003)

An awesome portrayal of New York as it really was in the mid 19th Century.Who would have thought that approximately 150 years ago this city was a decadent pool of gang warfare and violence with all the characteristics of a medieval nightmare or the unreal settings of a Mad Max scenario. A poignant movie which succeeds in rendering the harsh reality of the survival of the fittest in the demonic furnace of the struggle for power. Beautifully filmed in retro colors with all-round good acting performances.