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  2. American Gangster (film) - Wikipedia

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    American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian.The film is 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 ...

  3. Frank Lucas - Wikipedia

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    Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug lord who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s.He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia.

  4. Richie Roberts - Wikipedia

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    The story of Roberts' investigation and prosecution of Frank Lucas was adapted into the 2007 film American Gangster, starring Academy Award-winning actors Denzel Washington portraying Lucas and Russell Crowe portraying Roberts. The film grossed more than US$127 million [22] and was met with generally positive reviews. [23]

  5. Frank Lucas, druglord portrayed in 'American Gangster,' dies

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday.

  6. Idris Elba Thought Denzel Washington Shot Him on 'American ...

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    Idris Elba believed he had genuinely been shot by costar Denzel Washington while working on Ridley Scott‘s American Gangster. Idris Elba's Most Memorable Roles Through the Years Read article The ...

  7. List of 1990s films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    29th Street (1991) – comedy drama film based on the true-life story of actor Frank Pesce, who won the first New York State Lottery in 1976 [84]; A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) – biographical drama television film recounting the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child [85]

  8. Frank Lucas, druglord portrayed in 'American Gangster,' dies

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    The former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Frank Lucas, druglord portrayed in 'American Gangster,' dies Skip ...

  9. Josh Brolin Recalls ‘Almost’ Getting Into a Fight With Denzel ...

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    Noting that he and Washington, 69, "get along very well now," Brolin, 56, shared the story of the pair's "almost" scuffle while talking about filming their 2007 film, American Gangster, during the ...

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