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American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian.The film is 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 ...
This legacy is bolstered by the film American Gangster in 2007; however, crime historian Ron Chepesiuk states that Roberts "was a minor figure in the Lucas investigation; the idea that Roberts was the key official in bringing Lucas down is Hollywood's imagination."
American Gangster. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, American Gangster is based on the life of Frank Lucas, a gangster who became infamous in Harlem for ...
“American Gangster” opened in theaters in fall 2007 and earned co-star Ruby Dee an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. The movie marked the first collaboration between director Scott ...
The former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Frank Lucas, druglord portrayed in 'American Gangster,' dies Skip ...
American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is 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 ...
Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug lord who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s.He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia.
Tried again with the Accuracy points above, and reorganized the reviews that were there (adding an extra one so it would be 5 positive/5 mixed-negative). igordebraga ≠ 18:22, 31 December 2012 (UTC) [ reply ]