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    • Drama
    • Crime

    American Gangster

    7.6(5720)
    2h 37m
    2007-11-02
    EN

    Overview

    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.

    Trailer

    No trailer available.

    Cast

    Denzel Washington image
    Frank LucasDenzel Washington
    Russell Crowe image
    Richie RobertsRussell Crowe
    Josh Brolin image
    Detective TrupoJosh Brolin
    Chiwetel Ejiofor image
    Huey LucasChiwetel Ejiofor
    Cuba Gooding Jr. image
    Nicky BarnesCuba Gooding Jr.
    Lymari Nadal image
    EvaLymari Nadal
    Ted Levine image
    Lou TobackTed Levine
    Armand Assante image
    Dominic CattanoArmand Assante
    John Ortiz image
    Javier J. RiveraJohn Ortiz
    John Hawkes image
    Freddie SpearmanJohn Hawkes
    RZA image
    Moses JonesRZA
    Yul Vazquez image
    Alfonso AbruzzoYul Vazquez
    Ruby Dee image
    Mama LucasRuby Dee
    Idris Elba image
    TangoIdris Elba
    Carla Gugino image
    Laurie RobertsCarla Gugino
    Joe Morton image
    Charlie WilliamsJoe Morton
    Common image
    Turner LucasCommon
    Ritchie Coster image
    Joey SadanoRitchie Coster
    Jon Polito image
    RossiJon Polito
    Kevin Corrigan image
    CampiziKevin Corrigan

    Details

    Status
    Released
    Budget
    $100,000,000
    Revenue
    $269,755,430
    Production Companies
    Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
    Tagline
    "There are two sides to the American dream."