American Gangster (2007)

2007 · 157 min · Drama, Crime

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.

Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Cuba Gooding Jr..

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