---
title: 'American Gangster (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ridley Scott'
released: '2007-10-19'
runtime_minutes: 158
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-gangster-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765429/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# American Gangster (2007)

2007 · 158 min · Drama, Action, History, Crime, War · United States


## Synopsis

American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime drama 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 Detective Richie Roberts. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, with co-stars Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ruby Dee, Lymari Nadal, Cuba Gooding Jr., Armand Assante, John Hawkes and RZA.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ridley Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ridley-scott)
- **Producer:** [Ridley Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ridley-scott), [Brian Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-grazer), [Nicholas Pileggi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-pileggi)
- **Screenplay:** [Steven Zaillian](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-zaillian)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marc Streitenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-streitenfeld)
- **Director of Photography:** [Haris Savides](https://cinepixo.com/people/haris-savides)
- **Editor:** [Pietro Scalia](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-scalia)

## Cast

- [Cuba Gooding Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/cuba-gooding-jr) as Nicky Barnes
- [John Ortiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ortiz) as Javier J Rivera
- [Joe Morton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-morton) as Charlie Williams
- [Russell Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-crowe) as Richie Roberts
- [Armand Assante](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-assante) as Dominic Cattano
- [Ruben Santiago-Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruben-santiago-hudson) as Doc
- [Richard Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-nixon) as Richard Nixon
- [Roger Guenveur Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-guenveur-smith) as Ike Atkinson
- [Carla Gugino](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-gugino) as Laurie Roberts
- [Common](https://cinepixo.com/people/common) as Turner Lucas
- [Ritchie Coster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ritchie-coster) as Joey Sadano
- [Gavin Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-grazer)
- [Ric Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/ric-young) as Khun Sa
- [Joe Frazier](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-frazier)
- [Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiwetel-ejiofor) as Huey Lucas

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