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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.

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Box Office

Budget: $100,000,000
Revenue: $269,755,430
ROI: +169.8%

Verdict: Hit

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Ridley Scott (Director)
> Harris Savides (Director of Photography)
> Darin Rivetti (First Assistant Director)
> Noreen R. Cheleden (Second Assistant Director)
> Alexander Witt (Second Unit Director)

Writers

> Steven Zaillian (Screenplay)
> Mark Jacobson (Author)