---
title: 'King of New York (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Abel Ferrara'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-new-york-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099939/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King of New York (1990)

1990 · R · 106 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

King of New York is a 1990 neo-noir crime film directed by Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St. John. It stars Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Victor Argo and Wesley Snipes, with supporting roles played by Giancarlo Esposito, Steve Buscemi, Paul Calderón, Janet Julian and Theresa Randle. Walken portrays Frank White, a New York City drug kingpin rebuilding his criminal empire after his release from prison, while also attempting to go legitimate.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Abel Ferrara](https://cinepixo.com/people/abel-ferrara)
- **Screenplay:** [Nicholas St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-st-john)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Delia](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-delia)
- **Producer:** [Augusto Caminito](https://cinepixo.com/people/augusto-caminito)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bojan Bazelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/bojan-bazelli)

## Cast

- [Victor Argo](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-argo)
- [Giancarlo Esposito](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-esposito)
- [Frank Adonis](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-adonis)
- [Laurence Fishburne](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-fishburne)
- [Christopher Walken](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-walken)
- [Robert LaSardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lasardo)
- [Pete Hamill](https://cinepixo.com/people/pete-hamill)
- [Wesley Snipes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-snipes)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [Paul Calderón](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-calderon)
- [Harold Perrineau](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-perrineau)
- [Erica Gimpel](https://cinepixo.com/people/erica-gimpel)
- [Steve Buscemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-buscemi)
- [David Caruso](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-caruso)
- [Roger Guenveur Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-guenveur-smith)

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