Cast & Crew
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Denzel Washington as
Frank Lucas -
Russell Crowe as
Detective Richie Roberts -
Josh Brolin as
Det. Trupo -
Cuba Gooding Jr. as
Nicky Barnes -
Common as
Turner, the brother of Frank Lucas -
T.I. as
Stevie, nephew of Frank Lucas -
Ted Levine as
Toback[7] -
KaDee Strickland as
Sheila, Richie Roberts's lawyer -
Idris Elba as
Tango Black - Lymari Nadal as
Eva Kendall/Lucas - Ruby Dee as
Mama Lucas - Anthony Hamilton as
a singer - RZA as
Jones - Chiwetel Ejiofor as
Huey Lucas - John Ortiz as
Javy Rivera - Yul Vazquez as
Detective Alphonse Abruzzo - Clarence Williams III as
Ellsworth Johnson
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Premise
A Harlem heroin kingpin, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) smuggles the drug into America by hiding it in the coffins of American soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is a detective who works to bring down Lucas
Summary
American Gangster Premiere: November 2, 2007 "Based on the life of drug-kingpin-turned-informant, Frank Lucas, who grew up in segregated North Carolina where he watched as his cousin was shot by the Klan for looking at a white girl. He eventually made his way to Harlem where he became a heroin kingpin by traveling to Asia's Golden Triangle to make connections, shipping heroin back to the US in the coffins of soldiers killed in Vietnam. He soon made upwards of one million dollars a day in drug sales. Lucas was shadowed by lawman, Richie Roberts, who finally helped bring the kingpin to justice. The two then worked together to expose the crooked cops and foreign nationals who made importing heroin so easy. For More Watch The Movie.."
Type: Movie
Genres/Tags: Movie-Action, Movie-New-Release
