American Gangster
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### Details

Director: | Ridley Scott
Writer: | Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
Producer: | Brian Grazer, Ridley Scott
Theatrical: | 2007
Rated: | R
Studio: | Universal Studios
Genre: | Thriller, Crime
Duration: | 2 hr 37 mins

Languages: | English
Subtitles: | English
Sound: | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Aspect Ratio: | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Picture Format: | Widescreen
Discs: | 3
Region: | Region 1
Release: | Jan 2007

#### Features

Disc One
Unrated Extended Version
Original Theatrical Version: Includes Commentary with Director Ridley Scott and Writer Steven Zaillian
Disc Two
Deleted Scenes/Alternate Opening
Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster
Case Files: Behind The Scenes
Disc Three
Music Videos
Hip Hop Infusion featuring Common and T.I
The Bet Special: The Making of American Gangster
Dateline NBC: American Gangster first look
Theatrical Trailer
Bonus Digital copy of Unrated Version of Film Included on disc for your Laptop or PC.

### Summary

This gangster story is of a different beat as it follows the efforts of a 1970’s detective of the Manhattan police department, Richard Roberts (Russell Crowe) from taking down a heroin kingpin who has amassed a large criminal and drug empire in New York. This would be Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington). Lucas is smuggling drugs into the country through the returning coffins of America’s fallen soldiers from Vietnam. However Frank Lucas has become the proverbial son of Harlem after the death of the current mob boss and this makes Roberts’ job even harder. Already being an outcast with his own police department, Roberts is led down a road that shows him how two complete strangers can be linked by faith and only one can come out the winner.

### Credits

Denzel Washington | ... | Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe | ... | Det. Richie Roberts
Chiwetel Ejiofor | ... | Huey Lucas
Josh Brolin | ... | Detective Trupo
Lymari Nadal | ... | Eva
Ted Levine | ... | Lou Toback
Roger Guenveur Smith | ... | Nate
John Hawkes | ... | Det. Freddie Spearman
Yul Vazquez | ... | Alphonse Abruzzo
Malcolm Goodwin | ... | Jimmy Zee
Ruby Dee | ... |
Common | ... |
Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... |
Armand Assante | ... |