• Director: Ridley Scott
  • Release Year: 2007
  • Production Country: United States
  • Language: English

American Gangster

Description

Frankie Lewis has a new twist on an old game: importing heroin into the United States from Thailand, his "Blue Magic" brand has made him king of the Manhattan drug scene, with corrupt officials and cops and D.E.A. agents on his payroll–all except Richie Roberts, the lone honest cop in the area who is determined to take Frankie down.

Themes

Frank Lucas (b. 1930), Vietnam War (1961 – 1975), Drug use, Gang warfare, Gangsters, Death rituals, Law and legalities, Individualism, Legends and mythologies