American Gangster Poster

American Gangster

75.89% | November 2, 2007 | Drama, Crime

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.

Featured Crew

Avy Kaufman
Casting
Brian Grazer
Producer
Branko Lustig
Executive Producer

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