American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·Drama·Crime

American Gangster

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There are two sides to the American dream.

Directed by Ridley Scott

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Overview

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.

Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal

Lymari Nadal

Eva

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

Crew

Director

Ridley Scott

Director of Photography

Harris Savides

Music

Marc Streitenfeld

Editor

Pietro Scalia

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StatusReleasedRelease Date2007-11-02Runtime2h 37mLanguageENBudget$100.0MRevenue$269.8M

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