American Gangster (2007)

  • R
  • 10/19/2007 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 2h 37m

There are two sides to the American dream.

Overview

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

Steven Zaillian

Screenplay

Ridley Scott

Director

Mark Jacobson

Writer

Cast

Russell Crowe's headshot

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts
Denzel Washington's headshot

Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas
Chiwetel Ejiofor's headshot

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr.'s headshot

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes
Josh Brolin's headshot

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo
Ted Levine's headshot

Ted Levine

Lou Toback
Armand Assante's headshot

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz's headshot

John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera

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