American Gangster
Movie
2007
2h 37m
7.6

American Gangster

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Original Language: EN

Original Title: American Gangster

Release Date: 11/02/2007

Runtime: 2h 37m

Budget: $100,000,000

Revenue: $269,755,430

Production Companies

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Film Rites
Imagine EntertainmentImagine Entertainment
Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures
Relativity MediaRelativity Media
Scott Free ProductionsScott Free Productions
American Gangster