American Gangster
2007·Movie
·2h 37min·
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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.
Biographical Crime DramaGritty Urban ThrillerOrganized CrimeDrug TraffickingMoral ComplexityJustice vs. InjusticePeriod Piece (1970s)Power DynamicsCharacter Study
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Directed by:
Ridley Scott, Alexander Witt, Mary A. Kelly
Written by:
Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
Produced by:
Jonathan Filley, Ridley Scott, Steven Zaillian
Composed by:
Dino DiMuro, Jon Title, John Roesch
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