King of New York

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American film crime film film neo-noir film

King of New York is a 1990 neo-noir crime film directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Christopher Walken as a ruthless yet charismatic drug lord seeking to reclaim his power in New York City’s underworld.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film ⓘ
crime film ⓘ
film ⓘ
neo-noir film ⓘ
characterPortrayedBy Christopher Walken ⓘ
cinematographyBy Bojan Bazelli ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Abel Ferrara ⓘ
distributor Carolco Pictures ⓘ
New Line Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ
editedBy Anthony Redman ⓘ
filmingLocation New York City ⓘ
genre crime ⓘ
drama ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasTheme corruption ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
urban violence ⓘ
mainAntagonistGroup rival drug gangs ⓘ
mainCharacter Robert Wisdom ⓘ
surface form: Frank White
mainProtagonistOccupation drug lord ⓘ
musicBy Joe Delia ⓘ
notableFor Christopher Walken performance ⓘ
stylized violence ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays New York City underworld ⓘ
producer Augusto Caminito ⓘ
Mary Kane ⓘ
publicationDate 1990 ⓘ
rating R ⓘ
releaseType theatrical release ⓘ
runtime 103 minutes ⓘ
setInLocation Manhattan ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
starring Christopher Walken ⓘ
David Caruso ⓘ
Giancarlo Esposito ⓘ
Janet Julian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joey Chin ⓘ
Laurence Fishburne ⓘ
Victor Argo ⓘ
Wesley Snipes ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century ⓘ
writer Nicholas St. John ⓘ

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Frank White → fromWork → King of New York ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of New York (1990 film)
Christopher Walken → notableWork → King of New York ⓘ
Laurence Fishburne → notableWork → King of New York ⓘ