
American Gangster

2h 37mCrime · DramaReleased 2007

Plot 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.
Director
Ridley Scott
Cast

Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe
Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin
Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal
Eva

Ted Levine
Lou Toback

Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano