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King of New York /

Chronicles the downfall of New York drug kingpin Frank White. Frank is a criminal driven by personal demons and an idiosyncratic sesnse of social justice. Having grown rich via his illegal exploits, Frank decides to give back to the city by building a multi-milion dollar hospital in an impoverished...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Caminito (Firm), Reteitalia (Firm), Scena International (Firm), Rank Organisation Film Productions, Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Caminito, Augusto, Kane, Mary, St. John, Nicholas, Ferrara, Abel, 1951-, Walken, Christopher, 1943-, Caruso, David, 1956-, Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-, Argo, Victor, Snipes, Wesley, Julian, Janet, 1959-, Chin, Joey, Esposito, Giancarlo, Calderon, Paul, Bazelli, Bojan, Redman, Anthony, Delia, Joe, Ramsey, Carol, Tavoularis, Alex
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2004.]
Edition:Special ed.
Subjects:
Organized crime > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Criminal behavior > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Philanthropists > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Crimen organizado > (Estados Unidos : Estado) > Nueva York > Teatro.
Criminal behavior.
Organized crime.
Philanthropists.
New York (State) > New York.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Crime drama.
Drama.
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Summary:Chronicles the downfall of New York drug kingpin Frank White. Frank is a criminal driven by personal demons and an idiosyncratic sesnse of social justice. Having grown rich via his illegal exploits, Frank decides to give back to the city by building a multi-milion dollar hospital in an impoverished neighborhood. He attempts this by joining forces with a Chinatown gangster which, in turn, enrages the local - and very racist - Mafia. Meanwhile, Frank has a hotheaded cop on his back who will do anything to bring him down.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Special features: all new audio commentaries and on-camera interviews; "New York 1990" documentary: a look a gangster film and gangsta rap influences on the movie; "The search for Abel Ferrara" documentary: a portrait of the film's enigmatic director, Abel Ferrara; TV spots; Schooly D music video; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen (1.85:1) presentations; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Bojan Bazelli ; editor, Anthony Redman ; music, Joe Delia ; costume designer, Carol Ramsey ; production designer, Alex Tavoularis.