UNITED STATES · 2007

American Gangster

Ridley Scott
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Synopsis

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.

Year2007
CountryUnited States
DirectorRidley Scott
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