American Gangster

“There are two sides to the American dream.”

Year

2007

Runtime

2h 37m

Language

English

Country

United States

Director

Ridley Scott

Starring

• Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
• Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts
• Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo
• Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas

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.