Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Setting
New York City, New Jersey, Thailand, Manhattanville, Harlem
Filming locations
Long Island, Thailand
Trailer
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2008 academy_award
- BAFTA Awards 2008 generic
- Golden Globes (USA) 2008 generic
Titles
| Original title | American Gangster | |
| Alternate title | The Return of Superfly | |
| Alternate title | Tru Blu |
Soundtracks
| CD | American Gangster (Original Motion Picture Score) - Marc Streitenfeld, Peter Cobbin (2007) | 4 releases, 2007-2008: Costa Communications, Geneon, Varèse Sarabande |
| CD | American Gangster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2007) | 4 releases, 2007: Def Jam Recordings |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
