影片讲述了19世纪刚创建美国纽约不久，爱尔兰黑帮和意大利黑帮如何争夺纽约地盘的故

爱尔兰移民的黑帮组织“死兔党”的老帮主普瑞斯特被本土帮的帮主屠夫比尔杀害，普瑞斯特之子阿姆斯特朗也被送进监狱，阿姆斯特朗出狱后，继承其父的位置，第一任务就是找比尔报杀父之仇。而屠夫比尔冷血残忍，杀人不眨眼，阿姆斯特朗伪装进入比尔的帮派，拥戴自己的杀父仇人，并且在女贼珍妮的帮助下，接近了比尔，但是越接近他，阿姆斯特朗的内心越矛盾，他同情那些被比尔伤害的人们，但是屠夫比尔不仅代表他个人，和他的整个帮派，他背后还有强大的政治力量支持着他，阿姆斯特朗为了自己的杀父之仇，即使杀掉比尔一人，也并不能让所有受到他们迫害的人们得到解脱。

The film tells the story of how Irish gangs and Italian gangs competed for New York territory shortly after the establishment of New York in the 19th centur

Priest, the old leader of the Irish immigrant gang organization "Dead Rabbit Party", was killed by the butcher Bill, the leader of the local gang, and Armstrong, the son of Priest, was also sent to the prison In prison, after Armstrong was released from prison, he inherited his father's position. The first task was to find Bill to avenge his father's death. But the butcher Bill is cold-blooded and cruel, killing people without blinking an eye. Armstrong pretended to join Bill's gang, supported his father-killing enemy, and with the help of the female thief Jenny, he got close to Bill, but the closer he got to him, the more contradictory Armstrong felt in his heart. Those who were hurt by Bill, but Bill the Butcher not only represents him personally, but also his entire gang. There is also a strong political force behind him to support him. For his revenge for killing his father, even if he kills Bill alone, he will not All those persecuted by them cannot be relieved.