American Gangster
There are two sides to the American dream.
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 · Written by Steven Zaillian
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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 -
RZA Moses Jones -
Yul Vazquez Alfonso Abruzzo
