MOVIE · 2007 · 2h 37m
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.
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Directed by Ridley Scott
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RUNTIME2h 37m157 minutes
TMDB RATING7.6 / 106,318 votes
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- Nov 2, 2007
- Original title
- American Gangster
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY
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DirectorRidley Scott
Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe
Richie Roberts
Josh Brolin
Detective Trupo
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Huey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nicky Barnes
Lymari Nadal
Eva
Ted Levine
Lou Toback
Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz
Javier J. Rivera
John Hawkes
Freddie Spearman
RZA
Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez
Alfonso Abruzzo
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