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- American_Gangster_(film) runtime "158.0".
- American_Gangster_(film) abstract "American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steve Zaillian. The film is 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 detective Richie Roberts. The film stars Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in their first lead acting roles together since 1995's Virtuosity. The film also co-stars Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Norman Reedus, Ruby Dee, Lymari Nadal and Cuba Gooding, Jr.Development for the film initially began in 2000, when Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment purchased the rights to a New York magazine story about the rise and fall of Lucas. Two years later, screenwriter Steven Zaillian introduced a 170-page scriptment to Scott. Original production plans were to commence in Toronto for budget purposes; however, production eventually relocated permanently to New York City. Because of the film's rising budget Universal canceled production in 2004. After negotiations with Terry George, it was later revived with Scott at the helm in March 2005. Principal photography commenced over a period of five months from July to December 2006; filming took place throughout New York City and concluded in Thailand.American Gangster premiered in New York on October 20, 2007, and was released in the United States and Canada on November 2. The film was well received by most film critics, and grossed over US$266.5 million worldwide, with domestic grosses standing at $130.1 million. Many of the people portrayed, including Roberts and Lucas, have stated that the film took many creative licenses with the story, and three former DEA agents sued Universal claiming the agency's portrayal was demoralizing. American Gangster was nominated for twenty-one awards, including two Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee), and won three including a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Dee.".
- American_Gangster_(film) budget "1.0E8".
- American_Gangster_(film) cinematography Harris_Savides.
- American_Gangster_(film) director Ridley_Scott.
- American_Gangster_(film) distributor Universal_Studios.
- American_Gangster_(film) editing Pietro_Scalia.
- American_Gangster_(film) gross "2.66465037E8".
- American_Gangster_(film) musicComposer Marc_Streitenfeld.
- American_Gangster_(film) producer Brian_Grazer.
- American_Gangster_(film) runtime "9480.0".
- American_Gangster_(film) starring Armand_Assante.
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- American_Gangster_(film) starring Denzel_Washington.
- American_Gangster_(film) starring John_Hawkes_(actor).
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- American_Gangster_(film) starring Russell_Crowe.
- American_Gangster_(film) starring Rza.
- American_Gangster_(film) starring Ted_Levine.
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- American_Gangster_(film) writer Steven_Zaillian.
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- American_Gangster_(film) alt "A black-and-white picture, depicting Frank Lucas in a black suit and Richie Roberts in a white one. In front of them is the title American Gangster, with Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington's names above, and the film credits below.".
- American_Gangster_(film) budget "1.0E8".
- American_Gangster_(film) caption "Theatrical release poster".
- American_Gangster_(film) cinematography Harris_Savides.
- American_Gangster_(film) country "United States".
- American_Gangster_(film) director Ridley_Scott.
- American_Gangster_(film) distributor Universal_Studios.
- American_Gangster_(film) editing Pietro_Scalia.
- American_Gangster_(film) gross "2.66465037E8".
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- American_Gangster_(film) language "English".
- American_Gangster_(film) music Marc_Streitenfeld.
- American_Gangster_(film) name "American Gangster".
- American_Gangster_(film) producer "*Ridley Scott * Brian Grazer".
- American_Gangster_(film) quote ""Like many moviemakers [...], Mr. Scott loves his bad guy too much. And by turning Lucas into a figure who seduces instead of repels, an object of directorial fetishism and a token of black resistance, however hollow, he encourages us to submit as well. Part of this is structural and economic: blood and nihilism are always better sells than misery and hopelessness. Yet there's also a historical dimension, because when Lucas strolls down a fast-emptying Harlem street after putting a bullet into another man’s head and the camera pulls back for the long view, you are transported into the realm of myth. Once, another gunman, or the director, might have taken direct aim at Lucas. But the world belongs to gangsters now, not cowboys."".
- American_Gangster_(film) quote ""When I met Frank, I really understood what I saw as the arc of the character. He wears nice clothes and drives fancy cars and all that, so if that means glorifying it I guess that's the case. But for me I was looking at the arc of the character, and he don’t look that glorious right now."".
- American_Gangster_(film) runtime "9480.0".
- American_Gangster_(film) screenplay Steven_Zaillian.
- American_Gangster_(film) source "—Denzel Washington discussing the arc of Frank Lucas".
- American_Gangster_(film) source "—Manohla Dargis of The New York Times".
- American_Gangster_(film) starring "* Russell Crowe * Denzel Washington * Chiwetel Ejiofor * Cuba Gooding, Jr. * Josh Brolin * Ted Levine * Armand Assante * John Ortiz * John Hawkes * RZA * Ruby Dee".
- American_Gangster_(film) studio "* Imagine Entertainment * Scott Free Productions * Relativity Media".
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