title

American Gangster

  • Drama
  • Crime

157 minutes

2007-11-02

7.5

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts
Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo
Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes
Lymari Nadal

Lymari Nadal

Eva
Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Lou Toback
Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera
John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Freddie Spearman

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