American Gangster
September 5th 2007 13:35
American Gangster is a 2007 crime film written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. The film stars Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, and RZA. Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life heroin kingpin from Manhattan who smuggled the drug into the country in the coffins of American soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. Crowe portrays Richie Roberts, a detective who brings down Lucas's drug empire. Filming was done in New York, and American Gangster is slated for a November 2, 2007 release in the USA and 10th January, 2008 in Australia.
Cast:
Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas.
Russell Crowe as Detective Richie Roberts.
Josh Brolin.
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes
Common as the brother of Frank Lucas.
T.I. as the nephew of Frank Lucas.
Anthony Hamilton as a singer.
RZA.
Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Ted Levine.
Idris Elba - Barnes' nemesis.
John Ortiz.
Yul Vazquez.
KaDee Strickland as Richie Roberts's lawyer.
Other Info:
Genre: Crime / Drama
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Brian Grazer
Distributed by: Universal Studios, Imagine Entertainment
Release date: USA - November 2nd, 2007; Australia - January 10th, 2008; UK - November 16th, 2007
Budget: $US 100 million
Rating: US - R; Violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article American Gangster.
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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