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American Gangster

Not Rated
DramaCrime
7.6/10(5,423 ratings)

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

11-02-2007
2h 37m
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Main Cast

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Ridley Scott
Production:
Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Revenue:
$266,500,000
Budget:
$100,000,000

Key Crew

Casting:
Avy Kaufman
Producer:
Brian Grazer
Executive Producer:
Branko Lustig
Editor:
Pietro Scalia
Producer:
Ridley Scott

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en