American Gangster

Titolo originale: American Gangster
Regia: Ridley Scott |
Anno: 2007
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Crime
Tag: new york city | vietnam | drug smuggling | society | gangster | drug trafficking | heroin | junkie | ghetto | nightclub | ambition | rise and fall | cop | organized crime | drug dealing | police corruption | wedding | police detective | family | surveillance | bribery | law enforcement | aftercreditsstinger | dishonesty | 1960s | provocative | factual | violence | suspenseful | intense | brisk |
Cast: Denzel Washington | Russell Crowe | Josh Brolin | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Lymari Nadal | Ted Levine | Armand Assante | John Ortiz | John Hawkes | RZA | Yul Vazquez | Ruby Dee | Idris Elba | Carla Gugino | Joe Morton | Common | Ritchie Coster | Jon Polito | Kevin Corrigan | Roger Guenveur Smith | Malcolm Goodwin | Ric Young | Roger Bart | T.I. | KaDee Strickland | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Norman Reedus | Kathleen Garrett | Albert Jones | J. Kyle Manzay | Melissia Hill | Skyler Fortgang | Bari K. Willerford | Warner Miller | Quisha Saunders | Robert Funaro | Tom O'Rourke | Robert C. Kirk | Tom Stearns | Jon DeVries | Jim R. Coleman | Lee Shepherd | Gavin Grazer | Linda Powell | Roxanne Amandez | Pierra Francesca | Eddie Rouse | Maryann Urbano | Cedric Sanders | Jason Veasey | Roosevelt Davis | Eric Silver | Saycon Sengbloh | Conor Romero | Daniel Hilt | Daniel Farcher | David Spearman | Maurice Ballard | Paul Doherty | William C. Tate | George Lee Miles | Jason Furlani | Chris McKinney | David Wayne Britton | Tommy Guiffre | Laurence Lowry | Dan Moran | Marjorie Johnson | Larry Mitchell | Chuck Cooper | Kevin Geer | Chance Kelly | Hamilton Clancy | Sam Freed | Joey Klein | Scott Dillin | Anthony Hamilton | Sarah Hudnut | Jeff Greene | Tyson Hall | Kirt Harding | Bryant Pearson | Al Santos | William Hudson | Christopher A. Sawyer | Dylan Gallagher | Jehan-Pierre 'The Preacher' Vassau | Dawn A. Douglas | Robbie Neigeborn | Clinton Lowe | Wilhelm Lewis | James Hunter | Neville White | Lonnie Gaetano | Jeff Mantel | Serena Joan Springle | Ron Piretti | Nino Del Buono | Panama Redd | Arthur M. Mercante | Fab 5 Freddy | Jonah Denizard | Steve McAuliff | Bill Richards | Fatima Robinson | Celestine Rae | Monique Lea-Gall | Shannon MacMillan | Latonya Tolbert | Cicily Daniels | Sandra Park | Yuri Kamino-Fennell | Clarence Williams III | Brian Albanese | Brian Keith Allen | Ephraim Benton | Myo Campbell | John Cenatiempo | J.W. Cortes | Cris D'Annunzio | Ernest Dancy | Michael Den Dekker | Mark DiConzo | Kevin van Doorslaer | Monique Dupree | Joseph Ferrante | Eddie Goines | Kelvin Hale | Gabriel Hansen | Jermel Howard | Hristo Hristov | Atif Lanier | Tina Lorraine | Artie Pasquale | Nick Poltoranin | Kevin Pinassi | Louis Rosario | Paula Rittie | Billy Smith | Aija Terauda | Tammy Vaughn | Philippe Vonlanthen | Brad Lee Wind | Ray Wineteer | Frances Mignano | Joe James | Nikolett Lemmon |

Harlem, 1968. Frank Lucas, gangster nero e "ricercato", ama la famiglia, prega in chiesa e fa la guardia a Bumpy Johnson, un "padrino" che accoglie le suppliche di Harlem e distribuisce tacchini il Giorno del Ringraziamento. Richie Roberts, detective ebreo e incorruttibile della contea di Essex, sta divorziando dalla moglie, ha dimenticato di dire le preghiere e dà la caccia ai malavitosi e ai distributori di tacchini. Alla morte di Johnson, Lucas, più moderno e manageriale del vecchio padrino, subentra nelle sue attività, elimina gli avversari e diventa in pochi anni un potente boss della droga. Scavalcando le famiglie mafiose e rifornendosi di eroina direttamente nel sud-est asiatico, Lucas accumula una fortuna e attira l'attenzione di Richie Roberts. I loro percorsi, opposti e paralleli, si incontreranno.

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Frank Lucas: I sell a product that's better than t [...] D
Redtop: What's the matter? Ain't you niggas never [...] D
Mama Lucas: You don't shoot cops. Even I know that [...] D
[from trailer] Frank Lucas: This is my home. My c [...] D
[last lines] Prison Guard: Check your property. S [...] D
Nephew: I don't wanna play baseball no more. Fran [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: Bagels and blinches: the [...] D
Dominic Cattano: [Speculating who shot at Frank an [...] D
Javier J. Rivera: Cops... kill cops... they can't [...] D
Moses Jones: I heard a story about you that you fo [...] D
[from trailer] Frank Lucas: This is my home. This [...] D
Frank Lucas: I've been paying off Johnny law since [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: The number one fear of p [...] D
[last lines - extended cut] [Frank observes some [...] D
Frank Lucas: I don't care what you call it, put a [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: Laurie, look, I'm sorry [...] D
Bumpy Johnson: [to Frank] A leader, like a shepher [...] D
FBI Agent: If you want, we can assign someone to y [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: I got possession, supply [...] D
Rossi: This is the French connection dope, cops se [...] D
Frank Lucas: What's with this outfit? You know wha [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: [Referring to Frank Luca [...] D
[first lines] Bumpy Johnson: Happy Thanksgiving! D
[repeated line] Frank Lucas: My man. D
Detective Richie Roberts: His name is Frank Lucas, [...] D
Eva: Why would you trust these people? And the way [...] D
[last title cards] Title cards: Frank Lucas was c [...] D
Frank Lucas: What is that you got on? Huey Lucas: [...] D
Frank Lucas: Let me ask you something. You think b [...] D
Frank Lucas: Ey, ey, ey, ey! Don't rub on that. Yo [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: I want to know everyone [...] D
Frank Lucas: Now, I got no problem with you showin [...] D
Frank Lucas: Simple Simon-ass motherfuckers! D
Frank Lucas: They tried to kill my Wife! Frank Lu [...] D
Chinese General: It's not in my best interest to s [...] D
Tosca: You interested in history, Frank? The event [...] D
Richie's Attorney: Oh! Richie fuck me like a cop n [...] D
Bumpy Johnson: This is the problem. This is what's [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: My investigation indicat [...] D
Tango: What the fuck you gonna do Frank, huh? You [...] D
Detective Trupo: When was the last time I was in N [...] D
Frank Lucas: The most important thing in business [...] D
Detective Trupo: Your husband's illustrious career [...] D
Frank Lucas: What you want me to do? Snitch? I kno [...] D
Rossi: They seize it, arrest everybody, whack it u [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: This is the newly formed [...] D
Frank Lucas: The loudest one in the room is the we [...] D
Frank Lucas: The man I worked for, he had one of t [...] D
[from trailer] Detective Richie Roberts: Frank Lu [...] D
Frank Lucas: My man. You know what normal is to me [...] D
Dominic Cattano: What do you think of monopolies? [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: What the fuck is a micro [...] D
[repeated line] Frank Lucas: 20 Percent. D
Frank Lucas: Bumpy ain't hardly ever go out no mor [...] D
Dominic Cattano: Success. It's got enemies. You ca [...] D
Rossi: Who can live like that? There has to be ord [...] D
Detective Trupo: Did you pay your bills, Frank? F [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: Good work Frank. You... [...] D
Detective Richie Roberts: They don't want this to [...] D
[from trailer] Detective Richie Roberts: I swear, [...] D
Detective Trupo: [Referring to Lucas] We need to k [...] D
Frank Lucas: You are what you are and that's one o [...] D
Eva: You're Frank and this is your place? Frank L [...] D
Javier J. Rivera: I'm a leper. Because I listened [...] D
Dominic Cattano: I always wonder if people know wh [...] D
Rossi: More important than one man's life is order [...] D
[from trailer] Frank Lucas: I got Harlem. I took [...] D
Detective Trupo: [after Detective Trupo finds Blue [...] D
[Detective Trupo notices Richie's plans to arrest [...] D
Chinese General: How would you get it into the Sta [...] D
[from trailer] Frank Lucas: See, ya are what ya a [...] D
Frank Lucas: You want to be like Nicky? Be super f [...] D
Frank Lucas: Bumpy Johnson may have been rich, but [...] D