Amsterdam Vallon

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fictional character film character protagonist

Amsterdam Vallon is the fictional Irish-American protagonist of Martin Scorsese’s film "Gangs of New York," who seeks revenge against the gang leader who killed his father.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
affiliation Dead Rabbits ⓘ
appearsIn Gangs of New York ⓘ
archenemy Bill the Butcher ⓘ
basedOn themes from Herbert Asbury’s book The Gangs of New York ⓘ
characterAlignment antihero ⓘ
creator Martin Scorsese ⓘ
enemy Bill the Butcher ⓘ
ethnicity Irish American ⓘ
surface form: Irish-American
father Priest Vallon ⓘ
fictionalStatus alive at end of film ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Gangs of New York ⓘ
filmDirectorOfWork Martin Scorsese ⓘ
firstAppearance Gangs of New York ⓘ
surface form: Gangs of New York (2002 film)
gender male ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
motivation revenge for his father’s death ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableEvent returns to the Five Points to confront Bill the Butcher ⓘ
witnesses the death of his father Priest Vallon ⓘ
occupation gang member ⓘ
portrayedBy Leonardo DiCaprio ⓘ
residence Five Points, Manhattan ⓘ
screenwriterOfWork Jay Cocks ⓘ
Kenneth Lonergan ⓘ
Steven Zaillian ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
settingPeriod mid-19th century ⓘ

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Gangs of New York → character → Amsterdam Vallon ⓘ
Leonardo DiCaprio → portrayed → Amsterdam Vallon ⓘ