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Jun 18, 2013 · In the movie, we see American gangster Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) connecting with celebrities at a boxing match. In real life, Frank was especially good friends with the heavyweight champ Joe Louis. Frank once paid off a $50,000 tax lien for the champ, who would later appear almost every day at Frank's various trials.
Josh Brolin – Detective Trupo. Ruby Dee – Mama Lucas. Chiwetel Ejiofor – Huey Lucas. Lymari Nadal – Eva. Common – Turner Lucas. Cuba Gooding Jr. – Leroy. Ted Levine – Capt. Lou Toback. Idris Elba – Tango.
Nov 2, 2007 · Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas, the quiet driver for one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade and floods the streets with a purer ...
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Synopsis. There are two sides to the American dream. 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 ...
American Gangster is a 2007 neo-noir gangster film directed by Ridley Scott adapted from a New York magazine story "The Return of Superfly", by Mark Jacobson, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Filming was done on location in New York City. American Gangster was released in the United States and Canada on November 2, 2007. The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards ...
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Nov 2, 2007 · Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for American Gangster (2007) - Ridley Scott, Brian Grazer on AllMovie - Director Ridley Scott spins this yarn concerning…
