American Gangster
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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.
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Writers
- Steven Zaillian
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Top cast
Full cast and crewDenzel WashingtonFrank LucasRussell CroweRichie RobertsJosh BrolinDetective TrupoChiwetel EjioforHuey LucasCuba Gooding Jr.Nicky BarnesLymari NadalEvaTed LevineLou TobackArmand AssanteDominic CattanoJohn OrtizJavier J. RiveraJohn HawkesFreddie Spearman
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Details
- Release date
- November 2, 2007
- Status
- Released
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Writers
- Steven Zaillian
- Country of origin
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Certificate
- R
- Wikidata ID
- Q270351
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