American Gangster
DramaCrimenew york cityvietnamdrug smugglingsocietygangsterdrug traffickingheroinjunkieghettonightclubambitionrise and fallcoporganized crimedrug dealingpolice corruptionweddingpolice detectivefamilysurveillancebriberylaw enforcementaftercreditsstingerdishonesty1960sprovocativefactualviolencesuspensefulintensebrisk
Overview
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
Year 2007
Studio Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Director Ridley Scott
Crew Michael Costigan (Executive Producer), Branko Lustig (Executive Producer), Avy Kaufman (Casting), Brian Grazer (Producer), Ridley Scott (Director), Pietro Scalia (Editor)
Popularity 9
Language English
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