American Gangster
"There are two sides to the American dream."
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.
| Release Date | November 2, 2007 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | American Gangster | |
| Runtime | 2h 37min | |
| Budget | $100,000,000 | |
| Revenue | $269,755,430 | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Film RitesImagine EntertainmentUniversal PicturesRelativity MediaScott Free Productions | |