Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas
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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 Detective Richie Roberts.
Nov 2, 2007 · A film based on the true story of Frank Lucas, a Harlem drug lord who imported heroin from Asia and evaded the police. Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Chiwetel Ejiofor, directed by Ridley Scott.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Ridley Scott
- 2007-11-02
A film based on the true story of Frank Lucas, a Harlem drug lord who smuggled heroin from Vietnam, and Richie Roberts, a detective who tried to bring him down. See the summaries, cast, trivia and user reviews of this partly biographical crime drama.
Nov 2, 2007 · Frank Lucas earns his living as a chauffeur to one of Harlem's leading mobsters; after his boss dies, Frank uses his own ingenuity and strict business code to become one of the inner...
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- Ridley Scott
- R
- Denzel Washington
A film about Frank Lucas, a heroin dealer who cornered the New York drug trade with capitalist strategies, and Richie Roberts, a police detective who tried to bring him down. The review praises Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe's performances, but criticizes the female character and the ending.
American Gangster. Based in the 1970s, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
Ambition and corruption clash in 1970s Harlem, where a charismatic drug kingpin rises to power and faces off with an upright detective and deadly rivals. Watch trailers & learn more.
