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Acting superstars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are captivating in this absorbing crime epic set in the early 1970s. Washington is real-life Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, and Crowe plays ...
- Ridley Scott, Brian Grazer
American Gangster - Full Cast & Crew. 2020. Documentary. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Dennis Farina narrates a survey of organized crime in the U.S. Directed by Ben Burtt.
- Ben Burtt
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
- Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
- Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts
- Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas
- Lymari Nadal as Eva
- John Hawkes as Freddie Spearman
- Rza as Moses Jones
- Idris Elba as Tango
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes
Denzel Washington forefronted the cast of American Gangsterand delivered his most menacing renditions to date. By the time he took on this role, Washington was already a well-established leading man with two Oscars under his belt. So, there was never a doubt in anyone’s mind that he wouldn’t be able to pull it off. Washington has a penchant for pla...
American Gangster paired Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott together for the first time since the Oscar winning classic, Gladiator. Crowe plays Richie Roberts, a detective who is tasked with bringing down Frank Lucas. While the movie is loosely based on real life events, there are some key moments it stayed true to. Crowe and Washington’s on-screen dyn...
Josh Brolin is an American actor who has become one of the most sought-after performers in Hollywood. Brolin was already prominent in the industry with movies like The Goonies under his belt. However, 2007 served as a major turning point for him. After starring in two of the year’s most acclaimed films – No Country for Old Men and American Gangster...
Chiwetel Ejiofor is a British actor who has become one of the most respected performers in Hollywood. Ejiofor’s breakthrough role came in 2002, when he starred in the film Dirty Pretty Things. Since then, he has appeared in a wide range of films, including 12 Years a Slave, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Ejiofor i...
American Gangster is, by nature of events, a very male-driven film. However, Lymari Nadal played a crucial role in the film that helped balance the project out. Nadal is a Puerto Rican actress who has become known for her work in film and television. Nadal’s biggest moment in cinema came when she was cast opposite Denzel Washington in American Gang...
John Hawkes began his career as a character actor, appearing in an eclectic range of films and television shows in supporting roles. However, in recent years, he has made the transition to leading man, earning critical acclaim for his work in films such as Winter’s Bone and The Sessions. While his part inAmerican Gangster was rather backseat, he he...
Ridley Scott has been known to be extremely open-minded when it comes to the casting of his movies. Despite starting his career in music, founding the Wu-Tang Clan in 1992, RZA has proven himself as a solid actor as well. Luckily for him, Scott noticed this and cast him in a supporting role in American Gangster. RZA’s movie career began in the late...
In 2007, Idris Elba hadn’t fully broken into Hollywood yet. The London-raised actor was building prominence in Britain, but it was his small role in American Gangsterthat would propel him to the masses. Elba’s screen time in the crime drama was small, but it left an everlasting impact. Elba flexed his acting chops in the most shocking moment in the...
Cuba Gooding Jr. is an American actor who rose to fame in the 1990s after his role in Boyz n the Hood. In 1996, he starred opposite Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire, in a role that would see him win an Academy Award. However, in recent years, Gooding’s career has taken a downturn. The majority of his roles have been straight-to-DVD movies and speculatio...
American Gangster: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
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American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is 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 ...
