American Gangster

American Gangster

2h 37m 2007 Drama, Crime United States of America
Budget: $100,000,000 Revenue: $266,500,000

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

Director

Ridley Scott

Writer

Steven Zaillian