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American Gangster

There are two sides to the American dream.

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American Gangster — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • November 2, 2007
  • Runtime
  • 157 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Crime
  • Director
  • Ridley Scott

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American Gangster — Cast

Denzel Washington photo Denzel Washington Frank Lucas Russell Crowe photo Russell Crowe Richie Roberts Josh Brolin photo Josh Brolin Detective Trupo Chiwetel Ejiofor photo Chiwetel Ejiofor Huey Lucas Cuba Gooding Jr. photo Cuba Gooding Jr. Nicky Barnes Lymari Nadal photo Lymari Nadal Eva Ted Levine photo Ted Levine Lou Toback Armand Assante photo Armand Assante Dominic Cattano

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