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- BFI identifier731301
- Date2007 (Copyright)
2007-11-16 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisCrime drama. In the late 1960s, Frank Lucas establishes himself as New York's top drug baron by buying direct from the jungles of Vietnam and flying the drugs in on US military planes. Policeman Richie Roberts sets up a group of 'untouchable' cops who must uncover and arrest the biggest drug lords. (Synopsis)
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- Credits
- CastRussell Crowe (Richie Roberts)
Denzel Washington (Frank Lucas)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Huey Lucas)
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American Gangster (Original)
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- American Gangster
Work - 731301 - 2007 (Copyright)
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