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  1. collider.com › american-gangster-true-story-explainedDenzel Washington’s ‘American Gangster’ Is Based on a Brutal ...

    Mar 17, 2024 · Drama. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film. Release Date. November 2, 2007. Director ...

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  2. allthatsinteresting.com › frank-lucasFrank Lucas And The True Story Behind 'American Gangster'

    Dec 5, 2021 · Published December 5, 2021. Updated March 12, 2024. The Harlem kingpin who inspired "American Gangster," Frank Lucas began importing and distributing "Blue Magic" heroin in the late 1960s — and made a fortune. It’s no wonder why Ridley Scott made American Gangster, a movie based on the life of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank “Superfly” Lucas.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frank_LucasFrank Lucas - Wikipedia

    Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug lord who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia. Lucas boasted that he smuggled heroin using the ...

  5. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › americanAmerican Gangster True Story - The real Frank Lucas, Richie ...

    Jun 18, 2013 · The real Frank Lucas sits down in the studio with Miss Jones, who asks the former gangster about the movie and his life as a former drug kingpin. Near the end of the segment, Frank is asked if he has any regrets. He responds by saying that he'll regret what he did until the day he dies. WATCH.

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  7. gangstersinc.org › 2007/05/11 › american-gangsterAmerican Gangster Myth: What’s the Real Story Behind ...

    May 11, 2007 · Author Ron Chepesiuk, who has just released the first true account of Lucas life in “The Untold story of Frank Lucas” tells TNC Journalist Clarence Walker that “Hollywood gets away with a lot when it comes to gangster flicks because it uses the disclaimer “based on a true story”.

  8. time.com › 7018189The True Story Behind Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist ...

    Sep 6, 2024 · Warning: This post contains some spoilers for Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.. On Oct. 26, 1970, Muhammad Ali made a historic return to the boxing ring after being sidelined for three and a ...

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  10. screenrant.com › american-gangster-true-storyAmerican Gangster True Story: 10 Biggest Changes The Movie Makes

    May 15, 2023 · Frank Lucas is introduced in American Gangster as the right-hand man of Harlem mob boss Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson and his driver for 15 years.In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer at the time of the movie's release, Johnson’s wife Mayme stated that Lucas may have driven her husband a few times but was considered a "flunky" whom [Johnson] "might have allowed to carry his coat."