American Gangster

7.6 / 10

(5,796 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Crime

Duration:

157 minutes

Year:

2007

Director:

Ridley Scott

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Company:

Film Rites,

Imagine Entertainment,

Universal Pictures,

Relativity Media,

Scott Free Productions

Budget:

$100,000,000

Revenue:

$269,755,430

Cast:
Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Crew:
Avy Kaufman

Casting

Brian Grazer

Producer

Branko Lustig

Executive Producer

Pietro Scalia

Editor

Ridley Scott

Producer