American Gangster
There are two sides to the American dream.
2007-11-02 | 157 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Russell CroweRichie Roberts
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Denzel WashingtonFrank Lucas
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Chiwetel EjioforHuey Lucas
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Cuba Gooding Jr.Nicky Barnes
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Josh BrolinDetective Trupo
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Ted LevineLou Toback
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Armand AssanteDominic Cattano
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John OrtizJavier J. Rivera
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John HawkesFreddie Spearman
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RZAMoses Jones
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Lymari NadalEva
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Yul VazquezAlfonso Abruzzo
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Ruby DeeMama Lucas
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Idris ElbaTango
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Carla GuginoLaurie Roberts
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Joe MortonCharlie Williams
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CommonTurner Lucas
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Ritchie CosterJoey Sadano
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Jon PolitoRossi
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Kevin CorriganCampizi
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