
American Gangster
There are two sides to the American dream.
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 being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
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About American Gangster
- Directors
- Ridley Scott
- Cast
- Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Content rating
- R
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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