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American Gangster 2007

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American Gangster
18 (Contains strong violence and hard drug use)
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Cast
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Dania Ramirez, Josh Brolin, Carla Gugino, John Hawkes, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clifford Harris
Director
Ridley Scott
Producer
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Writer
Steven Zaillian
Duration
02:40:00
Official Site
http://www.americangangstermovie.co.uk/
Release
Friday November 16 2007
Genre
Drama
Distributor
Universal

Synopsis

Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas, the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city's mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars. Richie Roberts is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top.

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  • Premiere: Denzel Washington and Mel Gibson at the Los Angeles Industry Screening of Universal Pictures'
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  • Premiere: Denzel Washington and wife Pauletta at the Los Angeles Industry Screening of Universal Pictures'
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