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American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is 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 ...
Nov 2, 2007 · A film based on the true story of Frank Lucas, a Harlem drug lord who imported heroin from Asia and evaded the police. Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Chiwetel Ejiofor, directed by Ridley Scott.
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Ambition and corruption clash in 1970s Harlem, where a charismatic drug kingpin rises to power and faces off with an upright detective and deadly rivals. Watch trailers & learn more.
Nov 2, 2007 · American Gangster is a gritty and entertaining throwback to classic gangster films, with its lead performers firing on all cylinders. Read Critics Reviews
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Nov 1, 2007 · A film about Frank Lucas, a heroin dealer who cornered the New York drug trade with capitalist strategies, and Richie Roberts, a police detective who tried to bring him down. The review praises Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe's performances, but criticizes the female character and the ending.
A film based on the true story of Frank Lucas, a Harlem drug lord who smuggled heroin from Vietnam, and Richie Roberts, a detective who tried to bring him down. See the summaries, cast, trivia and user reviews of this partly biographical crime drama.
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with Director Ridley Scott in this powerful epic inspired by a true story.
