Title American Gangster Overview Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Based on a true story. Tagline There are two sides to the American dream Genres Drama, Crime Keywords underdog, black people, drug traffic, drug smuggle, society, ambition, rise and fall, cop, drug dealing, police corruption, gangster, crime, police detective, family, law enforcement, aftercreditsstinger, dishonesty, criminal heroes Production Companies Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Relativity Media, Film Rites Production Countries United Kingdom, United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 157 Release Year 2007
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 266 million USD