Directed by:
Ridley ScottScreenplay:
Steven ZaillianCinematography:
Harris SavidesComposer:
Marc StreitenfeldCast:
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez, Malcolm Goodwin (more)VOD (5)
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Ridley Scott directs this biopic of 1970s Harlem drug baron Frank Lucas. When his boss dies, underworld driver Lucas (Denzel Washington) seizes his chance and begins to build his own criminal empire. Utilising the bodies of dead US soldiers, Lucas begins importing heroin direct from South-East Asia, increasing purity on the street, and undercutting his rivals in one swoop. Before long he's amassed a fortune, bringing him to the attention of maverick policeman Ritchie Roberts (Russell Crowe), an honest cop in an otherwise corrupt force, who makes it his business to shut Lucas down. (Universal Pictures UK)
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American Gangster
Original Motion Picture Score
Label: Varese Sarabande
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 38:53
1. | The Process | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:13 |
2. | Frank Lucas | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:40 |
3. | Hundred Percent Pure | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:11 |
4. | Fire | Marc Streitenfeld | 01:54 |
5. | The Arrival | Marc Streitenfeld | 01:03 |
6. | Suspects | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:01 |
7. | Caskets | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:41 |
8. | Kill No Cop | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:20 |
9. | Shakedown | Marc Streitenfeld | 01:24 |
10. | Turkeys | Marc Streitenfeld | 01:49 |
11. | The Fight | Marc Streitenfeld | 03:16 |
12. | Headlights | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:19 |
13. | The Raid | Marc Streitenfeld | 03:16 |
14. | The Morgue | Marc Streitenfeld | 01:29 |
15. | Chinchilla Coat | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:42 |
16. | "Afro Beat" - Hank Shocklee | 01:45 | |
17. | "Back To Bangkok Blues" - Harry Garfield | 02:08 | |
18. | "Hallway" - Hank Shocklee | 01:42 |
American Gangster
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Def Jam Records
Year: 2007
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 45:34
1. | "Do You Feel Me" - Anthony Hamilton | 03:56 | |
2. | "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" - Lowell Fulson | 03:46 | |
3. | "No Shoes" - John Lee Hooker | 02:25 | |
4. | "Across 110th Street" - Bobby Womack | 03:47 | |
5. | "Stone Cold" - Anthony Hamilton | 04:06 | |
6. | "Hold On I'm Comin'" - Sam & Dave | 02:32 | |
7. | "I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers | 04:35 | |
8. | "Can't Truss It" - Public Enemy | 04:39 | |
9. | "Checkin' Up On My Baby" - Hank Shocklee | 02:12 | |
10. | "Club Jam" - Hank Shocklee | 03:11 | |
11. | "Railroad" - Hank Shocklee | 02:21 | |
12. | "Nicky Barnes" - Hank Shocklee | 03:11 | |
13. | Hundred Percent Pure | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:13 |
14. | Frank Lucas | Marc Streitenfeld | 02:40 |