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.

Aliases (1)

King of New York (1990 film) ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → crime film → film → neo-noir film →
characterPortrayedBy	Christopher Walken →
cinematographyBy	Bojan Bazelli →
countryOfOrigin	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	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 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christopher Walken → Laurence Fishburne →	notableWork
Frank White ("King of New York (1990 film)") →	fromWork