American Gangster
2007 · 157 min
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.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
Cinematographer: Harris Savides
Editor: Pietro Scalia
Composer: Marc Streitenfeld
Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr.