Movie

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.

Director

Ridley Scott

Writer

Steven Zaillian

Producers

Ridley Scott,Brian Grazer,Steven Zaillian,Michael Costigan