
American Gangster
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 drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
Release Date: 2007-11-02
Drama
Crime
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Official website: http://www.americangangster.net/
Casts

Denzel Washington
as Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe
as Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin
as Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal
as Eva

Ted Levine
as Lou Toback

Armand Assante
as Dominic Cattano

John Ortiz
as Javier J. Rivera

John Hawkes
as Freddie Spearman