American Gangster
(2007)
Tagline
There are two sides to the American dream.
Starring
Russell Crowe Denzel Washington Chiwetel Ejiofor Josh Brolin Lymari Nadal
Director
Genre
Running Time
157 minutes
Overview
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. Based on a true story.
Released
16 November 2007
Budget
£50,000,000
Revenue
£0
Language
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Country of Origin
United States of America
Cast
| Russell Crowe | ... | Richie Roberts |
| Denzel Washington | ... | Frank Lucas |
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | ... | Huey Lucas |
| Josh Brolin | ... | Detectice Trupo |
| Lymari Nadal | ... | Eva |
| Ted Levine | ... | Lou Toback |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | ... | Nate |
| John Hawkes | ... | Freddie Spearman |
| RZA | ... | Moses Jones |
| Carla Gugino | ... | Laurie Roberts |
| Common | ... | Turner Lucas |
| T.I. | ... | Stevie Lucas |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Nicky Barnes |
| Yul Vazquez | ... | Alfonso Abruzzo |
| Malcolm Goodwin | ... | Jimmy Zee |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Mama Lucas |
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | ... | Doc |
Crew
| Ridley Scott | ... | Director |
| Steven Zaillian | ... | Screenplay |
| Brian Grazer | ... | Producer |
| Ridley Scott | ... | Producer |
| Michael Costigan | ... | Executive Producer |
| Branko Lustig | ... | Executive Producer |
| James Whitaker | ... | Executive Producer |
| Harris Savides | ... | Director of Photography |
| Pietro Scalia | ... | Editor |
| Avy Kaufman | ... | Casting |