American Gangster
movie
There are two sides to the American dream.
Released November 02, 2007
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.
Cast
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
RZA
as
Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez
as
Alfonso Abruzzo
Crew
Avy Kaufman
as
Casting
Brian Grazer
as
Producer
Branko Lustig
as
Executive Producer
Pietro Scalia
as
Editor
Ridley Scott
as
Producer
Steven Zaillian
as
Screenplay
Harris Savides
as
Director of Photography
Ridley Scott
as
Director
Jim Whitaker
as
Executive Producer
Marc Streitenfeld
as
Original Music Composer
Michael Costigan
as
Executive Producer
Aja Frary
as
Stunt Double