American Gangster (2007)
There are two sides to the American dream.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Denzel Washington
as Frank Lucas
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Russell Crowe
as Richie Roberts
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Josh Brolin
as Detective Trupo
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Huey Lucas
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Nicky Barnes
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Lymari Nadal
as Eva
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Ted Levine
as Lou Toback
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Armand Assante
as Dominic Cattano
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John Ortiz
as Javier J. Rivera
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John Hawkes
as Freddie Spearman
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RZA
as Moses Jones
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Yul Vazquez
as Alfonso Abruzzo
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Ruby Dee
as Mama Lucas
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Idris Elba
as Tango
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Carla Gugino
as Laurie Roberts
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Joe Morton
as Charlie Williams
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Common
as Turner Lucas
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Ritchie Coster
as Joey Sadano
Crew
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Ridley Scott
Director
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Harris Savides
Director of Photography
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Pietro Scalia
Editor
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Marc Streitenfeld
Original Music Composer
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Brian Grazer
Producer
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Ridley Scott
Producer
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Steven Zaillian
Screenplay
