American Gangster
American Gangster: Harlem's heroin kingpin and the cop on his trail
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Frank Lucas, who hails from La Grange, North Carolina, spends years as the driver for one of New York's leading crime bosses, a man nobody pays much attention to. When his boss dies suddenly, however, he sees the opportunities opening up before him and decides to build an empire of his own. Through intelligence and a rigid work ethic he quickly takes control of the drug trade in Harlem, smuggling heroin into the country aboard US military aircraft flying home from Vietnam. On the other side, Newark detective Richie Roberts takes charge of a special task force set up to track down this new crime lord. Ridley Scott directs Steven Zaillian's screenplay, inspired by real events; the 157-minute 2007 film pits Denzel Washington against Russell Crowe in a crime drama.
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonFrank Lucas
- Russell CroweRichie Roberts
- Josh BrolinDetective Trupo
- Chiwetel EjioforHuey Lucas
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Nicky Barnes
- Lymari NadalEva
- Ted LevineLou Toback
- Armand AssanteDominic Cattano
- John OrtizJavier J. Rivera
- John HawkesFreddie Spearman
- RZAMoses Jones
- Yul VazquezAlfonso Abruzzo
- Ruby DeeMama Lucas
- Idris ElbaTango
- Carla GuginoLaurie Roberts
- Joe MortonCharlie Williams
- CommonTurner Lucas
- Ritchie CosterJoey Sadano
Behind the camera
- Ridley ScottDirector, Producer
- Steven ZaillianScreenplay
- Marc StreitenfeldMusic
- Harris SavidesCinematography
- Brian GrazerProducer
Character and job names are shown as recorded in the source.
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