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    American Gangster

    R2007 · Biography · 2h 37m

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frank_LucasFrank Lucas - Wikipedia

    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 .

    • Richie Roberts

      The story of Roberts' investigation and prosecution of Frank...

    • IKE Atkinson

      The "Cadaver Connection" was a supposed heroin smuggling...

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

    Dec 5, 2021 · Published December 5, 2021. Updated March 12, 2024. The Harlem kingpin who inspired "American Gangster," Frank Lucas began importing and distributing "Blue Magic" heroin in the late 1960s — and made a fortune. It’s no wonder why Ridley Scott made American Gangster, a movie based on the life of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank “Superfly” Lucas.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › American_Gangster_(film)American Gangster (film) - Wikipedia

    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.

    • "The Return of Superfly", by Mark Jacobson
    • $100 million

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  7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0765429American Gangster (2007) - IMDb

    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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  8. www.historyvshollywood.com › americangangsterAmerican Gangster True Story - The real Frank Lucas, Richie ...

    Jun 18, 2013 · Meet the real Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts behind the American Gangster true story. See pictures of Frank Lucas and his wife Julie as you discover the true story behind American Gangster, the movie starring Denzel Washington.

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  10. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-48482067Frank Lucas: Man who inspired American Gangster dies aged 88

    31 May 2019. Getty Images. Frank Lucas, the notorious Harlem drug lord whose life inspired the 2007 film American Gangster, has died. Born in North Carolina in 1930, he moved to New York...

  11. www.biography.com › crime › frank-lucasFrank Lucas - Wife, Children & Movies - Biography

    Apr 3, 2014 · In 2007, Hollywood once again paid Lucas a visit, with the biopic American Gangster, starring Denzel Washington, which depicted his life of crime. Wife and Daughter

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