2007 2h 38m Ridley Scott

American Gangster

Name: American Gangster
Genre: Crime, Drama, Made in Europe
Released: 2007
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor

★ 7.8 IMDb

Crime Drama Made in Europe

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.

Writer Steven Zaillian

Cast Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor

DP Haris Savides

Production Designer Arthur Max

Music Marc Streitenfeld

Essays and Criticism

American Gangster by Adam Nayman, Reverse Shot

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress