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American Gangster
76.00%
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November 2, 2007
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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
Steven Zaillian
Screenplay
Ridley Scott
Producer
Pietro Scalia
Editor
Cast
![Russell Crowe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//uxiXuVH4vNWrKlJMVVPG1sxAJFe.jpg)
Russell Crowe
Richie Roberts
![Denzel Washington](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//9Iyt3wbsla5bM6IzbICDVnBhkER.jpg)
Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas
![Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//kq5DDnqqofoRI0t6ddtRlsJnNPT.jpg)
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Huey Lucas
![Cuba Gooding Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//j4gPj92SP3Rj5xxSUe1CIkFCXhB.jpg)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nicky Barnes
![Josh Brolin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//2WGHZaU5FUUKOgRNp23fgOfKSzU.jpg)
Josh Brolin
Detective Trupo