King of New York

Manhattan, winter. A lone taxi whistle. Frank White emerges from Sing Sing, reborn. Ruthless ambition fuels his ascent to reclaim the narcotics trade, his crusade bankrolling the city's forgotten. Ferrara’s neo-noir is a nihilistic power ballad.

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Abel Ferrara directed King of New York in 1990. See Abel Ferrara's full filmography, where to start with Abel Ferrara, or where to go after you've seen everything by Abel Ferrara.

King of New York was released in 1990 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.