American Gangster (2007)
November 2, 2007
Drama, Crime
2h 37m
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There are two sides to the American dream.
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.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Frank Lucas Denzel Washington
- Richie Roberts Russell Crowe
- Detective Trupo Josh Brolin
- Huey Lucas Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Nicky Barnes Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Eva Lymari Nadal
- Lou Toback Ted Levine
- Dominic Cattano Armand Assante
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Keywords
- new york city
- vietnam
- drug smuggling
- society
- gangster
- drug trafficking
- heroin
- junkie
- ghetto
- nightclub
- ambition
- rise and fall
- cop
- organized crime
- drug dealing
- police corruption
- wedding
- police detective
- family
- surveillance
- bribery
- law enforcement
- aftercreditsstinger
- dishonesty
- 1960s
- provocative
- factual
- violence
- suspenseful
- intense
- brisk