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   Is American Gangster based on a true story?

   • At the end of the movie American Gangster, Denzel Washington's character tells Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) about how when he was a 6-year-old boy, he watched his 12-year-old cousin get shot in the mouth by the police, who had tied him to a pole. The true story behind this incident involved members of the Ku Klux Klan, not the police.

   American Gangster True Story - The real Frank Lucas, Richie Roberts

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   Is American Gangster a good movie?

   • Paul Byrnes of The Sydney Morning Herald felt that American Gangster was "one of the most intelligent gangster films in years" and expressed that the film offers "the spectacle of grand themes and two bigger-than-life characters played by two of the best actors in cinema." Concluding his review, Byrnes gave the film four out of four stars.

   American Gangster (film) - Wikipedia

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   What happened in American Gangster?

   • In a particularly moving scene from American Gangster, Lucas talks about how his 12-year-old cousin was tied to a pole and shot by white policemen, an incident that he witnessed at the age of six.

   American Gangster True Story: 10 Biggest Changes The Movie Makes

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   Was Frank a family member in 'American Gangster'?

   • The movie American Gangster shows a family member of Frank's turning on him and working with the police to bring him down. In an interview, Richie Roberts said that this is true. "It was a cousin. We had three detectives who really spearheaded our investigation: Jones, Spearman, and Abruzzo. ...

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2. allthatsinteresting.com › frank-lucasFrank Lucas And The True Story Behind 'American Gangster'

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   Dec 5, 2021 · Learn about the true story of Frank Lucas, the notorious heroin kingpin who inspired the 2007 movie starring Denzel Washington. Discover how he built his empire, smuggled his product, and met his downfall.

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   Jun 18, 2013 · Compare the real faces and the reel faces of the main characters in the 2007 movie American Gangster, inspired by the rise of Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas. Find out how the movie differs from the true story in some key scenes and details.

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   Lucas boasted that he smuggled heroin using the coffins of dead American servicemen, as depicted in the feature film American Gangster (2007), which fictionalized aspects of his life. This claim was denied by his Southeast Asian associate Leslie "Ike" Atkinson.

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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.

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   Mar 17, 2024 · Learn how Frank Lucas, a Harlem crime boss, smuggled heroin from Asia with the help of the U.S. Army and became a billionaire. Discover how he was caught, his friendship with a detective, and his legacy.

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   • Actors: Denzel Washington

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   May 15, 2023 · How accurate is the movie based on the true story of Frank Lucas, a drug kingpin who smuggled heroin from Vietnam? Find out the facts and fiction behind the characters, events and details of American Gangster.

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    Jul 29, 2023 · In this incredible double documentary, we hear the TRUE story of Frank Lucas aka 'American Gangster'.

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