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American Gangster (2007)

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.
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Ridley Scott profile
Ridley Scott

Director

Steven Zaillian profile
Steven Zaillian

Screenplay

Cast

Denzel Washington profile
Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe profile
Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin profile
Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor profile
Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr. profile
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal profile
Lymari Nadal

Eva

Ted Levine profile
Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante profile
Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

John Ortiz profile
John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera

John Hawkes profile
John Hawkes

Freddie Spearman

RZA profile
RZA

Moses Jones

Yul Vazquez profile
Yul Vazquez

Alfonso Abruzzo

Denzel Washington profile
Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe profile
Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin profile
Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor profile
Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr. profile
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal profile
Lymari Nadal

Eva

Ted Levine profile
Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante profile
Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

John Ortiz profile
John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera

John Hawkes profile
John Hawkes

Freddie Spearman

RZA profile
RZA

Moses Jones

Yul Vazquez profile
Yul Vazquez

Alfonso Abruzzo

Extra

Release Date

November 2, 2007

Original Language

English

Budget

$100,000,000.00

Production Company

Film Rites logoImagine Entertainment logoUniversal Pictures logoRelativity Media logoScott Free Productions logo

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