American Gangster
American Gangster
Release: 2007-11-02
·Runtime: 157m
·★ 7.6
Drama
Crime
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Film Rites
Imagine Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Relativity Media
Scott Free Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
T.I.
as Stevie Lucas
Monique Dupree
as Club Dancer (uncredited)
Chuck Cooper
as Private Doctor
Gabriel Hansen
as Mechanic Drug Dealer (uncredited)
Josh Brolin
as Detective Trupo
Norman Reedus
as Detective in Morgue
Robert Funaro
as McCann
Jim R. Coleman
as Bailiff
Linda Powell
as Social Worker
Marjorie Johnson
as Charlene
Scott Dillin
as 4th Amigo
Warner Miller
as Melvin Lucas
Conor Romero
as Tough Teenager
Jason Furlani
as Bailiff
Kevin van Doorslaer
as Student (uncredited)
Roger Guenveur Smith
as Nate
Jason Veasey
as Serviceman in Cafe
Kathleen Garrett
as Mrs. Dominic Cattano
Kelvin Hale
as Drug room door security (uncredited)
Joe Morton
as Charlie Williams
Chris McKinney
as Reporter on TV
Chance Kelly
as MP
Roxanne Amandez
as Paramedic
Daniel Hilt
as Tough Teenager
KaDee Strickland
as Richie's Attorney
George Lee Miles
as Frank's Lawyer
Jeff Mantel
as Officer Walsh
Clarence Williams III
as Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Huey Lucas
Jon DeVries
as Judge James Racine
Sam Freed
as Judge
Ernest Dancy
as Hustler (uncredited)
Luis Salgado
as Dancer
Ted Levine
as Lou Toback
Latonya Tolbert
as Dancer
Ephraim Benton
as Thug #4 (uncredited)
Carla Gugino
as Laurie Roberts
Jermel Howard
as Kid gangster #1 (uncredited)
Paula Rittie
as Maid of Honor (uncredited)
Brad Lee Wind
as Trupo's detective in library (uncredited)
Roger Bart
as US Attorney
Russell Crowe
as Richie Roberts
Armand Assante
as Dominic Cattano
John Hawkes
as Freddie Spearman
Eric Silver
as White Kid
Saycon Sengbloh
as Tango's Woman
Tommy Guiffre
as Medical Examiner
Denzel Washington
as Frank Lucas
John Ortiz
as Javier J. Rivera
Kevin Corrigan
as Campizi
Eddie Rouse
as Detective at Party
Al Santos
as Mechanic
RZA
as Moses Jones
Albert Jones
as Terrence Lucas
Hamilton Clancy
as Seller
Gavin Grazer
as Mike Sobota
Eddie Goines
as Hallway Guy (uncredited)
Artie Pasquale
as Mobster (uncredited)
Fab 5 Freddy
as Smalls Patron
Tom O'Rourke
as Banker
Robert C. Kirk
as Police Captain
Yul Vazquez
as Alfonso Abruzzo
Idris Elba
as Tango
Jon Polito
as Rossi
Skyler Fortgang
as Michael Roberts
Cedric Sanders
as Serviceman in Cafe
Monique Lea-Gall
as Dancer
Cris D'Annunzio
as Frank McNamara (uncredited)
Ritchie Coster
as Joey Sadano
Fatima Robinson
as Dancer
John Cenatiempo
as Cop #1 (uncredited)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Nicky Barnes
J.W. Cortes
as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
Kevin Pinassi
as Building Maintenance Guy (uncredited)
Jeff Greene
as Metal Door Worker
Malcolm Goodwin
as Jimmy Zee
Ric Young
as Chinese General
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Doc
Dan Moran
as Army Captain
Mark DiConzo
as Soldier (uncredited)
Ruby Dee
as Mama Lucas
Lymari Nadal
as Eva
Tyson Hall
as Drug Dealer
Philippe Vonlanthen
as Skeet Shoot Handler (uncredited)
Celestine Rae
as Dancer
Common
as Turner Lucas
Dawn A. Douglas
as Narc Officer
Clinton Lowe
as Man Arrested in Elevator
Billy Smith
as Bookkeeper (uncredited)
Marielys Molina
as Dancer
J. Kyle Manzay
as Dexter Lucas
Maryann Urbano
as Real Estate Broker
Larry Mitchell
as FBI Agent
Crew
Aja Frary
Stunt Double
Muhammad Ali
Thanks
Alexander Witt
Second Unit Director
Marc Streitenfeld
Original Music Composer
John Cenatiempo
Utility Stunts
Jill Brown
Stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch
Stunts
Michael Costigan
Executive Producer
Craig Haagensen
Camera Operator
Brian Grazer
Producer
Nicholas Lundy
Art Direction
Joe Frazier
Thanks
Beth A. Rubino
Set Decoration
Blaise Corrigan
Stunts
Mark Jacobson
Author
Aaron Vexler
Stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn
Stunts
David Gere
Stunts
Jonathan Filley
Co-Producer
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Chris Cenatiempo
Stunts
Harris Savides
Director of Photography
Pietro Scalia
Editor
Arthur Max
Production Design
Kimberly Shannon Murphy
Stunts
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Nicholas Pileggi
Executive Producer
Mary A. Kelly
Script Supervisor
Ridley Scott
Director, Producer
Branko Lustig
Executive Producer
Gabriel Hansen
Stunts
Caroline Vexler
Stunt Driver
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Steven Zaillian
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Jim Whitaker
Executive Producer