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American Gangster

20072h 37m7.6/ 10 · TMDB · 6,284 votes
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.

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Directed by Ridley Scott

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Ansh Kapoor

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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

John Ortiz
John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera

John Hawkes
John Hawkes

Freddie Spearman

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Film details

Released2 Nov 2007
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Moses Jones

Yul Vazquez
Yul Vazquez

Alfonso Abruzzo