American Gangster
2007/11/02 (US) | Drama, Crime
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.
Ridley Scott
Director
Steven Zaillian
Screenplay
Lead Cast
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
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Budget
$ 100,000,000
Revenue
$ 269,755,430
Status
Released
Production Company
- Film Rites
- Imagine Entertainment
- Universal Pictures
- Relativity Media
Crews
Brian Grazer
Producer
Ridley Scott
Producer
Michael Costigan
Executive Producer
Branko Lustig
Executive Producer
Jim Whitaker
Executive Producer
Harris Savides
Director of Photography