Bill the Butcher
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Bill the Butcher is a ruthless, nativist gang leader and master knife-fighter in 19th-century New York City, best known as the main antagonist in the film "Gangs of New York."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bill the Butcher canonical | 7 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| alias | Bill the Butcher ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gangs of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
2002 film "Gangs of New York"
|
| awardAssociation | performance earned Daniel Day-Lewis widespread critical acclaim ⓘ |
| basedOn | William Poole ⓘ |
| characterIn | Gangs of New York ⓘ |
| conflict | riots and gang wars in Five Points ⓘ |
| createdBy | Herbert Asbury ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Amsterdam Vallon ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | native-born American ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | historical drama ⓘ |
| fullName | William Cutting ⓘ |
| ideology | nativism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leads | Nativist gang ⓘ |
| motive |
hatred of Irish immigrants
ⓘ
maintaining native control over New York City ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
glass eye
ⓘ
top hat ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the main antagonist in the film "Gangs of New York" ⓘ |
| notableScene | final battle during the Draft Riots ⓘ |
| occupation |
butcher
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gang leader ⓘ |
| personalityTrait | ruthless ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-immigrant ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Day-Lewis ⓘ |
| role |
antagonist
ⓘ
gang boss ⓘ |
| settingNeighborhood | Five Points, Manhattan ⓘ |
| skill | knife fighting ⓘ |
| supports | nativist politics ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | knives ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bill the Butcher