American Gangster (2007)

Regisseur:

Ridley Scott

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Steven Zaillian (written by)
Mark Jacobson (article)

Premierendatum:

2. November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

There are two sides to the American dream.

Plot:

In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Crime | Darkness | Corrupt | Sex Standing Up

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 24 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Surprisingly Coherent

Besetzung

Denzel Washington	...	Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe	...	Det. Richie Roberts
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Huey Lucas
Josh Brolin	...	Detective Trupo
Lymari Nadal	...	Eva
Ted Levine	...	Det. Lou Toback
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Nate
John Hawkes	...	Det. Freddie Spearman
RZA	...	Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez	...	Alphonse Abruzzo
Malcolm Goodwin	...	Jimmy Zee
Ruby Dee	...	Mama Lucas
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Doc
Carla Gugino	...	Laurie Roberts
Skyler Fortgang	...	Michael Roberts

Alternativ:

The Return of Superfly (USA) (working title)
Tru Blu (USA) (original script title)
American Gangster (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality.

Länge:

157 Min | USA:176 Min (unrated version)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Spain:18 | Japan:R-15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | USA:R (certificate #43495) | France:U (with warning) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Peru:14 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:15 | Brazil:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | Taiwan:R-18 (original rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18PL | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18

Drehorte:

Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA

Firma:

Universal Pictures

Dies und das:

Dania Ramirez was originally cast in the film when Antoine Fuqua was still directing the production.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: Frank drives past a sign saying I-395, when in fact, the road in Washington, D.C. was not named so until the late seventies.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Bumpy Johnson: Happy Thanksgiving!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Bezug enthalten in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-01-22)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Why Don't We Do It In The Road

Surprisingly Coherent

Watch American Gangster without preconceived ideas. While the film is long it never drags. You don't get the sense that you've seen this movie before. It's not Serpico. It's not The Wire. It's not The Sopranos. While much is going on, the story is easy to follow. There is action, but this isn't an "action movie".

Both Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe act convincingly and give depth to their characters.

The film leaves you wanting to know more about about happened to the lead characters. You care about them that much. Now *that's* film making.