MOVIE
American Gangster
“There are two sides to the American dream.”
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Release / first air2007-11-02
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Crime
DirectorRidley Scott
WriterSteven Zaillian
Budget$100,000,000
Revenue$269,755,430
ProductionFilm Rites, Imagine Entertainment
Cast & Crew
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Denzel WashingtonFrank Lucas
Russell CroweRichie Roberts
Josh BrolinDetective Trupo
Chiwetel EjioforHuey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr.Nicky Barnes
Lymari NadalEva
Ted LevineLou Toback
Armand AssanteDominic Cattano
John OrtizJavier J. Rivera
John HawkesFreddie SpearmanKeywords
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