American Gangster (2007)
Release: November 2, 2007 | Runtime: 2h 37m | Rating: 7.6
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.
There are two sides to the American dream.
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Main cast
- Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
- Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts
- Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes
- Lymari Nadal as Eva
- Ted Levine as Lou Toback
- Armand Assante as Dominic Cattano
- John Ortiz as Javier J. Rivera
- John Hawkes as Freddie Spearman
- RZA as Moses Jones
- Yul Vazquez as Alfonso Abruzzo
- Ruby Dee as Mama Lucas
- Idris Elba as Tango
- Carla Gugino as Laurie Roberts
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What is American Gangster about?
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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