American Gangster
“There are two sides to the American dream.”
2007•R•2h 37m•7.6•Released
DramaCrime
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.
Director
Ridley Scott
Writer
Steven Zaillian
Budget
$100M
Revenue
$270M
Languages
English
Studio
Film Rites
Cast
Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe
Richie Roberts
Josh Brolin
Detective Trupo
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Huey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nicky Barnes
Lymari Nadal
Eva
Ted Levine
Lou Toback
Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz
Javier J. Rivera
John Hawkes
Freddie Spearman
RZA
Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez
Alfonso Abruzzo
Ruby Dee
Mama Lucas
Idris Elba
Tango
Carla Gugino
Laurie Roberts
Production
Company
Film Rites
Company
Imagine Entertainment
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Relativity Media
Company
Scott Free Productions
Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Ridley Scott
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