American Gangster (2007)
11/02/2007 (US) • 2h 37m
There are two sides to the American dream.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Frank Lucas
Richie Roberts
Detective Trupo
Huey Lucas
Nicky Barnes
Eva
Lou Toback
Dominic Cattano
Javier J. Rivera
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$100,000,000.00
Revenue
$269,755,430.00
Keywords
new york city
vietnam
drug smuggling
society
gangster
drug trafficking
heroin
junkie
ghetto
nightclub
ambition
rise and fall
cop
organized crime
drug dealing
police corruption
wedding
police detective
family
surveillance
bribery
law enforcement
aftercreditsstinger
dishonesty
1960s
provocative
factual
violence
suspenseful
intense
brisk
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