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Film / 2007
American Gangster
Directed by
Ridley Scott
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.
The story
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 WashingtonFrank Lucas
Russell CroweRichie Roberts
Josh BrolinDetective Trupo
Chiwetel EjioforHuey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr.Nicky Barnes
Lymari NadalEva
Ted LevineLou Toback
Armand AssanteDominic Cattano
John OrtizJavier J. Rivera
John HawkesFreddie Spearman
RZAMoses Jones
Yul VazquezAlfonso Abruzzo
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Ruby DeeMama Lucas
Idris ElbaTango
Carla GuginoLaurie Roberts
Joe MortonCharlie Williams
CommonTurner Lucas
Ritchie CosterJoey Sadano
Jon PolitoRossi
Kevin CorriganCampizi
Roger Guenveur SmithNate
Malcolm GoodwinJimmy Zee
Ric YoungChinese General
Roger BartUS Attorney
T.I.Stevie Lucas
KaDee StricklandRichie's Attorney
Ruben Santiago-HudsonDoc
Norman ReedusDetective in Morgue
Kathleen GarrettMrs. Dominic Cattano
Albert JonesTerrence Lucas
J. Kyle ManzayDexter Lucas
Melissia HillRedtop
Skyler FortgangMichael Roberts
Bari K. WillerfordJoe Louis
Warner MillerMelvin Lucas
Quisha SaundersDarlynn
Robert FunaroMcCann
Tom O'RourkeBanker
Robert C. KirkPolice Captain
Tom Stearns2-Star General
Jon DeVriesJudge James Racine
Jim R. ColemanBailiff
Lee ShepherdLaurie's Attorney
Gavin GrazerMike Sobota
Linda PowellSocial Worker
Roxanne AmandezParamedic
Pierra FrancescaStewardess
Eddie RouseDetective at Party
Maryann UrbanoReal Estate Broker
Cedric SandersServiceman in Cafe
Jason VeaseyServiceman in Cafe
Roosevelt DavisArmy Captain
Eric SilverWhite Kid
Saycon SengblohTango's Woman
Conor RomeroTough Teenager
Daniel HiltTough Teenager
Daniel FarcherTough Teenager
David SpearmanCivilian Cleaning Staff
Maurice BallardCivilian Cleaning Staff
Paul DohertyNewscaster
William C. TateBaptist Minister
George Lee MilesFrank's Lawyer
Jason FurlaniBailiff
Chris McKinneyReporter on TV
David Wayne BrittonArmy Colonel
Tommy GuiffreMedical Examiner
Laurence LowryParamedic
Dan MoranArmy Captain
Marjorie JohnsonCharlene
Larry MitchellFBI Agent
Chuck CooperPrivate Doctor
Kevin GeerLaw School Professor
Chance KellyMP
Hamilton ClancySeller
Sam FreedJudge
Joey KleinChemist
Scott Dillin4th Amigo
Anthony HamiltonFunk Band Singer
Sarah HudnutAssistant Prosecutor
Jeff GreeneMetal Door Worker
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