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American Gangster

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American Gangster (2007)

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Consensus: American Gangster is a gritty and entertaining throwback to classic gangster films, with its lead performers firing on all cylinders.

Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Nov 2, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $130,127,620

Synopsis: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Brian Grazer and Ridley Scott team to tell the true juggernaut success story of a cult figure from the streets of 1970s Harlem in American Gangster. Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas (OscarŽ winner... Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Brian Grazer and Ridley Scott team to tell the true juggernaut success story of a cult figure from the streets of 1970s Harlem in American Gangster. Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas (OscarŽ winner Washington), the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city's mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars. Richie Roberts (OscarŽ winner Crowe) is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top. Washington (Training Day) and Crowe (Gladiator) lead a spectacular cast of accomplished and rising stars--Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Josh Brolin, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes, RZA, Common and T.I.--in this blistering tale of a true American entrepreneur directed by OscarŽ nominee Ridley Scott (Gladiator) and produced by Academy AwardŽ winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind) and Scott from a screenplay by Academy AwardŽ winner Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List). -- © Universal Pictures [More]

Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chjwetel Ejiofor

Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chjwetel Ejiofor, Carla Gugino, Ted Levine, John Hawkes, RZA, Ruby Dee, Cuba Gooding, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, Common, T.I.

Director: Ridley Scott

Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: Steve Zallian
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ridley Scott
Composer: Marc Streitenfeld
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Feature 1: Theatrical Version
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • DTS-HD Master Audio - English
  • DTS 5.1 Surround - French
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Ridley Scott - Director; Steven Zaillian - Writer
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurette - 1. Fallen Empire: Making AMERICAN GANGSTER
  • 2. Case Files
  • 3. Dateline NBC: American Gangster First Look
  • Music Video - 1. "Do You Feel" (Remix) Performed by Anthony Hamilton Featuring Ghostface Killah
  • 2. "Blue Magic" from Jay Z's Album "American Ganster"
  • 3. Hip-Hop Infusion Featuring Common and T.I.
  • Trailer - Theatrical Trailer
  • Feature 2: Unrated Version
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround - English
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Ridley Scott - Director; Steven Zaillian - Writer
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurette - 1. Fallen Empire: Making AMERICAN GANGSTER
  • 2. Case Files
  • 3. Dateline NBC: American Gangster First Look

Interactive Features:

  • U Control Tutorial
  • U Control Picture in Picture
  • Music Video - 1. "Do You Feel" (Remix) Performed by Anthony Hamilton Featuring Ghostface Killah
  • 2. "Blue Magic" from Jay Z's Album "American Ganster"
  • 3. Hip-Hop Infusion Featuring Common and T.I.
  • Trailer - Theatrical Trailer

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