Academy Award? winners? Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott ('Gladiator') in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honor, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem's chaotic drug underworld. When outcast cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out to bring down Lucas's multimillion-dollar empire, it plunges both men into a legendary confrontation. 'American Gangster' is "a brutal and brilliant film" (Pete Hammond, 'Maxim').
? Denzel Washington, 2001 Best Actor, 'Training Day' and 1989 Best Supporting Actor, 'Glory'. Russell Crowe, 2000 Best Actor, 'Gladiator'.
Production Year:
2007
Released:
Tue, 02/19/2008
Run Time Minutes:
176
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
Yes
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Denzel Washington - Frank Lucas
Actors:
Russell Crowe - Richie Roberts
Actors:
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Huey Lucas
Actors:
Josh Brolin - Detective Trupo
Actors:
Lymari Nadal - Eva
Actors:
Ted Levine - Lou Toback
Actors:
Roger Guenveur Smith - Nate
Actors:
John Hawkes - Freddie Spearman
Actors:
RZA - Moses Jones
Actors:
Yul Vazquez - Alfonse Abruzzo
Actors:
Malcolm Goodwin - Jimmy Zee
Actors:
Ruby Dee - Mama Lucas
Actors:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Doc
Actors:
Carla Gugino - Laurie Roberts
Actors:
Skyler Fortgang - Michael Roberts
Actors:
John Ortiz - Javier J Rivera
Actors:
Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Nicky Barnes
Actors:
Armand Assante - Dominic Cattano
Actors:
Kathleen Garrett - Mrs. Dominic Cattano
Actors:
Joe Morton - Charlie Williams
Actors:
Ritchie Coster - Joey Sadano
Actors:
Bari K. Willerford - Joe Louis
Actors:
Idris Elba - Tango
Actors:
Common - Turner Lucas
Actors:
Warner Miller - Melvin Lucas
Actors:
Albert Jones - Terrence Lucas
Actors:
J. Kyle Manzay - Dexter Lucas
Actors:
Tip Harris - Stevie Lucas
Actors:
Melissia Hill - Redtop
Actors:
Quisha Saunders - Darlynn
Actors:
Kevin Corrigan - Campizi
Actors:
Robert Funaro - McCann
Actors:
Jon Polito - Rossi
Actors:
Tom O'Rourke - Banker
Actors:
Robert C. Kirk - Police Captain
Actors:
Tom Stearns - 2-Star General
Actors:
Kadee Strickland - Richie's Attorney
Actors:
Jon DeVries - Judge James Racine
Actors:
Jim R. Coleman - Bailiff
Actors:
Lee Shepard - Laurie's Attorney
Actors:
Gavin Grazer - Mike Sobota
Actors:
Linda Powell - Social Worker
Actors:
Roxanne Amandez - Paramedic
Actors:
Norman Reedus - Detective in Morgue
Actors:
Pierra Francesca - Stewardess
Actors:
Eddie Rouse - Detective at Party
Actors:
Mary Ann Urbano - Real Estate Broker
Actors:
Cedric Sanders - Serviceman in Cafe
Actors:
Jason Veasey - Serviceman in Cafe
Actors:
Roosevelt Davis - Army Captain
Actors:
Roger Bart - US Attorney
Actors:
Eric Silver - White Kid
Actors:
Mitchell Green - Tango Bodyguard
Actors:
Saycon Sengbloh - Tango's Woman
Actors:
Conor Romero - Tough Teenager
Actors:
Daniel Hilt - Tough Teenager
Actors:
Daniel Farcher - Tough Teenager
Actors:
David Spearman - Civilian Cleaning Staff
Actors:
Maurice Ballard - Civilian Cleaning Staff
Actors:
Paul Doherty - TV Newscaster
Actors:
William Tate - Baptist Minister
Actors:
George Lee Miles - Frank's Lawyer
Actors:
Jason Furlani - Bailiff
Actors:
Chris McKinney - Reporter on TV
Actors:
Ric Young - Chinese General
Actors:
David Wayne Britton - Army Colonel
Actors:
Tommy Guiffre - Medical Examiner
Actors:
Laurence Lowry - Paramedic
Actors:
Dan Moran - Army Captain
Actors:
Marjorie Johnson - Charlene
Actors:
Larry Mitchell - FBI Agent
Actors:
Chuck Cooper - Private Doctor
Actors:
Kevin Geer - Law School Professor
Actors:
Chance Kelly - MP
Actors:
Hamilton Clancy - Seller
Actors:
Sam Freed - Judge
Actors:
Joey Klein - Chemist
Actors:
Scotty Dillin - 4th Amigo
Actors:
Anthony Hamilton - Funk Band Singer
Actors:
Sarah Hudnut - Assistant Prosecutor
Actors:
Jeff Greene - Metal Door Worker
Actors:
Tyson Hall - Drug Dealer
Actors:
Kirt Harding - Drug Dealer
Actors:
Bryant Pearson - Drug Dealer
Actors:
Alfredo Luis Santos - Mechanic
Actors:
William Hudson - Dealer
Actors:
Christopher A. Sawyer - Dealer
Actors:
Dylan Gallagher - Casket Loader
Actors:
Jehan-Pierre Vassau - Narc Officer
Actors:
Dawn A. Douglas - Narc Officer
Actors:
Robbie Neigeborn - Cop in Narc Headquarters
Actors:
Clinton Lowe - Man Arrested in Elevator
Actors:
Wilhelm Lewis - Head Wedding Photographer
Actors:
James Hunter - Deacon
Actors:
Neville White - Deacon
Actors:
Lonnie Gaetano - Prison Guard
Actors:
Jeff Mantel - Officer Walsh
Actors:
Serena Joan Springle - The Proctor
Actors:
Ron Piretti - Judge
Actors:
Nino Del Buono - Announcer
Actors:
Arthur M. Mercante - Referee
Actors:
Panama Redd - Policeman
Actors:
Robert Wiggins - Piano Player
Actors:
Fab 5 Freddy - Smalls Patron
Actors:
Jonah Denizard - Store Manager
Actors:
Steve McAuliff - Mounted Policeman
Actors:
Clarence Williams III - Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson