Film
American Gangster
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.
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.
Cast
- Denzel WashingtonFrank Lucas
- Russell CroweRichie Roberts
- Josh BrolinDetective Trupo
- Chiwetel EjioforHuey Lucas
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Nicky Barnes
- Lymari NadalEva
- Ted LevineLou Toback
- Armand AssanteDominic Cattano
