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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 ...
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Nov 2, 2007 · 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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Nov 2, 2007 · American Gangster is a gritty and entertaining throwback to classic gangster films, with its lead performers firing on all cylinders. Frank Lucas earns his living as a chauffeur to one of...
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In 1970s America, detective Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas (Washington), a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drugs into the country in the coffins of soldiers from the Vietnam War.
Nov 1, 2007 · Reviews. Capitalism on the march. Roger Ebert November 01, 2007. Tweet. Denzel Washington, left, and Russell Crowe star in "American Gangster." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Apart from the detail that he was a heroin dealer, Frank Lucas' career would be an ideal case study for a business school.
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