American Gangster

American Gangster (2007)

November 2nd, 20072h 37min

Drama, Crime
76%

Overview

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.


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