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American Gangster

There are two sides to the American dream.

2007 · 2 h 37 · United States · English

  • Crime
  • Drama

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.

Directed by
Ridley Scott
Written by
Steven Zaillian

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