American Gangster
DramaCrimenew york cityvietnamdrug smugglingsocietygangsterdrug traffickingheroinjunkieghettonightclubambitionrise and fallcoporganized crimedrug dealingpolice corruptionweddingpolice detectivefamilysurveillancebriberylaw enforcementaftercreditsstingerdishonesty1960sprovocativefactualviolencesuspensefulintensebrisk
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.
Year 2007
Studio Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Director Ridley Scott
Crew Michael Costigan (Executive Producer), Branko Lustig (Executive Producer), Avy Kaufman (Casting), Brian Grazer (Producer), Ridley Scott (Director), Pietro Scalia (Editor)
Popularity 10
Language English
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