American Gangster

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.

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Cast

Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal

Eva

Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera

John Hawkes

Freddie Spearman

RZA

Moses Jones

Yul Vazquez

Alfonso Abruzzo

Ruby Dee

Mama Lucas

Idris Elba

Tango

Carla Gugino

Laurie Roberts

Joe Morton

Charlie Williams

Common

Turner Lucas

Ritchie Coster

Joey Sadano

Jon Polito

Rossi

Kevin Corrigan

Campizi

Crew

Art

• Arthur Max Production Design
• Nicholas Lundy Art Direction
• Leslie E. Rollins Set Decoration
• Beth A. Rubino Set Decoration
• Julia G. Hickman Art Department Coordinator
• Peter Gelfman Property Master
• Christopher Heaps Set Dresser

Camera

• Harris Savides Director of Photography
• David Lee Still Photographer
• Craig Haagensen Camera Operator
• Larry McConkey Steadicam Operator
• Larry McConkey Camera Operator
• Matt Blades Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Janty Yates Costume Design
• Felice Diamond Makeup Artist
• Bert Reo Anderson Hairstylist
• Carl Fullerton Makeup Artist
• Hartsell Taylor Set Costumer
• Kenneth Walker Hair Department Head

Crew

• Aja Frary Stunt Double
• Aaron Vexler Stunts
• Rob Harris Unit Publicist
• Peter Epstein Stunts
• David Gere Stunts
• Jodi Michelle Pynn Stunts
• G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
• Muhammad Ali Thanks
• Joe Frazier Thanks
• John Cenatiempo Utility Stunts
• Gabriel Hansen Stunts
• Teresa Kelly Post Production Supervisor

Directing

• Ridley Scott Director
• Mary A. Kelly Script Supervisor
• Darin Rivetti First Assistant Director
• Noreen R. Cheleden Second Assistant Director
• Alexander Witt Second Unit Director

Editing

• Pietro Scalia Editor
• Billy Rich First Assistant Editor
• David Orr Color Timer

Production

• Brian Grazer Producer
• Ridley Scott Producer
• Michael Costigan Executive Producer
• Branko Lustig Executive Producer
• Jim Whitaker Executive Producer
• Avy Kaufman Casting
• Patrick Tendai Pfupajena Production Assistant
• Angela Quiles Production Coordinator
• Jonathan Filley Co-Producer
• Nicholas Pileggi Executive Producer
• Steven Zaillian Executive Producer
• Elizabeth Greenberg Casting Associate

Sound

• Marc Streitenfeld Original Music Composer
• William Sarokin Production Sound Mixer
• Bob Beemer Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Michael Minkler Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Per Hallberg Supervising Sound Editor
• Karen Baker Landers Supervising Sound Editor
• Dan Hegeman Sound Effects Editor
• Christopher Assells Sound Effects Editor
• Dino DiMuro Sound Effects Editor
• Peter Staubli Sound Effects Editor
• Jon Title Sound Effects Editor
• George Leong Boom Operator

Writing

• Steven Zaillian Screenplay
• Mark Jacobson Author

Photos