American Gangster
2007 · R · 2h 37m · Directed by Ridley Scott
Drama, Crime
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
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 Spearman
RZAMoses Jones
Yul VazquezAlfonso Abruzzo
Ruby DeeMama Lucas
Idris ElbaTango
Carla GuginoLaurie Roberts
Joe MortonCharlie Williams
CommonTurner Lucas
Ritchie CosterJoey Sadano
Jon PolitoRossi
Kevin CorriganCampizi
Details
- Release date
- November 2, 2007
- Budget
- $100M
- Box office
- $269.8M
- Production
- Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media
- Country
- United States of America
- Languages
- English