American Gangster

20072h 37min

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.

Storyline

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.

Released
November 2, 2007
Runtime
2h 37min
Director
Budget
$100,000,000
Revenue
$266,500,000
Language
English
Production
Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Cast