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.
Cast: Denzel Washington · Russell Crowe · Josh Brolin · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Original Title
American Gangster
Original Language
English
Production Country
United States
Release Date
11/02/2007
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American Gangster
2007·157 min
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.
Cast: Denzel Washington · Russell Crowe · Josh Brolin · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Cuba Gooding Jr.