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American Gangster(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-11-02
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5816 Votes
Time: 2h 37m
There are two sides to the American dream.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $100,000,000.00
Revenue: $269,755,430.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Film Rites
Movie: American Gangster
Top 10 Billed Cast
Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe
Richie Roberts
Josh Brolin
Detective Trupo
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Huey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nicky Barnes
Lymari Nadal
Eva
Ted Levine
Lou Toback
Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz
Javier J. Rivera
John Hawkes
Freddie Spearman
Video Trailer American Gangster
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Kill or Be Killed... Right? Extended Preview
Never Come Here Unannounced
The Piano Scene in 4K HDR
What You Gonna Do? Extended Preview
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Kill or Be Killed... Right? Extended Preview - Clip
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