Details
Director: | Ridley Scott |
Writer: | Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson |
Producer: | Brian Grazer, Ridley Scott |
Theatrical: | 2007 |
Rated: | R |
Studio: | Universal Studios |
Genre: | Thriller, Crime |
Duration: | 2 hr 37 mins |
Languages: | English |
Subtitles: | English |
Sound: | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] |
Aspect Ratio: | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
Picture Format: | Widescreen |
Discs: | 3 |
Region: | Region 1 |
Release: | Jan 2007 |
Features
Disc OneUnrated Extended Version
Original Theatrical Version: Includes Commentary with Director Ridley Scott and Writer Steven Zaillian
Disc Two
Deleted Scenes/Alternate Opening
Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster
Case Files: Behind The Scenes
Disc Three
Music Videos
Hip Hop Infusion featuring Common and T.I
The Bet Special: The Making of American Gangster
Dateline NBC: American Gangster first look
Theatrical Trailer
Bonus Digital copy of Unrated Version of Film Included on disc for your Laptop or PC.
Summary
This gangster story is of a different beat as it follows the efforts of a 1970’s detective of the Manhattan police department, Richard Roberts (Russell Crowe) from taking down a heroin kingpin who has amassed a large criminal and drug empire in New York. This would be Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington). Lucas is smuggling drugs into the country through the returning coffins of America’s fallen soldiers from Vietnam. However Frank Lucas has become the proverbial son of Harlem after the death of the current mob boss and this makes Roberts’ job even harder. Already being an outcast with his own police department, Roberts is led down a road that shows him how two complete strangers can be linked by faith and only one can come out the winner.Credits
Denzel Washington | ... | Frank Lucas |
Russell Crowe | ... | Det. Richie Roberts |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | ... | Huey Lucas |
Josh Brolin | ... | Detective Trupo |
Lymari Nadal | ... | Eva |
Ted Levine | ... | Lou Toback |
Roger Guenveur Smith | ... | Nate |
John Hawkes | ... | Det. Freddie Spearman |
Yul Vazquez | ... | Alphonse Abruzzo |
Malcolm Goodwin | ... | Jimmy Zee |
Ruby Dee | ... | |
Common | ... | |
Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | |
Armand Assante | ... |