American Gangster

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With a plot settled in 1960 degraded Harlem, “American Gangster” pictures a highly known theme in America of these days: the American Dream with guns, blood and heroin.

The crime-drama made by Universal Pictures and written by Steve Zaillain opened on November 2.

Frank Lucas, the central character of the movie played by Denzel Washington starts his action as the driver of one of the neighborhood crime lords Bumpy Johnson, becoming his apprentice.

Lucas listens carefully to Johnson's advice and after his death he takes over the Harlem drug business

Movie Type: Drama, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Biopic
MPAA Rating: R for violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality
Running Time: 2 hrs. 37 min.
Directed By: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, Josh Brolin, Common , Ted Levine
Written By: Steven Zaillian Mark Jacobson
Released: November 2nd, 2007 (wide)
U.S. Box Office: $129,499,865




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