Satellite Awards 12o. . 2007 . Los Ángeles, California)
Criminal psychology New York (State) New York Drama.
Drogas Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Nueva York Teatro.
Satellite Awards 11º 2007 Los Ángeles, California.
Story of Frank Lucas, a drug kingpin in New York City, and the cop that is trying to bring down his empire.
Gangster
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American gangster inspired by a true story
American gangster (Pel·lícula cinematogràfica)
Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of two men: Frank Lucas, former driver, bouncer, and collector for Bumpy Johnson, the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem; and Richie Roberts, night-school lawyer, detective, and honest cop. Frank is importing heroin direct from Bangkok--by-passing the Italian and Sicilian mafia--undercutting their prices, delivering superior product, and making a fortune. Richie, loathed by cops on the take for turning in a million bucks in unmarked bills found in a suspects car, is heading a newly formed Federal investigation force for narcotics, tasked with finding and arresting North American drug kingpins. These two men are destined to meet, a meeting that will change their lives.
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia. He comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. Richie Roberts is a dedicated and honest policeman who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.
Nueva York, 1968. Frank Lucas es el taciturno chófer de un importante mafioso negro de Harlem. Cuando su jefe muere inesperadamente, Frank aprovecha la oportunidad para construir su propio imperio. Gracias a su talento, se convierte no sólo en el principal narcotraficante de la ciudad, inundando las calles con productos de mejor calidad y precio, sino también en un hombre público muy respetado. Richie Roberts, un policía incorruptible marginado por su honradez que conoce bien las calles, se da cuenta de que una persona ajena a los clanes trepa por la escalera del poder. Tanto Roberts como Lucas comparten un estricto código ético que les aparta de los demás y los convierte en dos figuras solitarias en lados opuestos de la ley. Cuando se encuentren, el enfrentamiento entre ellos será inevitable
American gangster Gangster Américain
New York, fine anni '60-primi '70. Alla morte del boss di Harlem Bumpy Johnson, il suo autista e guardia del corpo, Frank Lucas, attraverso contatti con i soldati impegnati nella guerra in Vietnam, trova un ingegnoso stratagemma per importare dal sud-est asiatico la droga da spacciare ad Harlem e ben presto prende il posto del suo predecessore. L'incarico di sventare il traffico di stupefacenti viene assegnato al detective Richie Roberts, della sezione narcotici del New Jersey, poliziotto integerrimo e aspirante avvocato, a sua volta impegnato in una battaglia legale con la ex-moglie che vuole trasferirsi a Las Vegas e portare con sé il loro bambino. Le indagini di Roberts porteranno alla luce anche la corruzione dilagante nella sezione narcotici della polizia di New York.
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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.
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 sotto il ring del match del secolo: Alì-Frazier. Soltanto uno resterà in piedi, vincendo ai punti. (Mymovies).
Morto il boss di cui era l'autista, Frank Lucas decide di organizzare il traffico di droga che questi gestiva, diventando in breve tempo ancora più potente e spietato del predecessore. A mettere in pericolo l'impero è l'intromissione dell'incorruttibile detective Richie Roberts, deciso a fare ordine nella Harlem di fine anni sessanta. Tratto da una storia vera.
Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict but skewed sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas rules Harlem's chaotic drug underworld. When outcast policeman Richie Roberts sets out to bring down Lucas' multimillion-dollar empire, it plunges both men into a legendary confrontation.--cover.
Frank Lucas is a crime boss armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honor. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, Lucas comes to rule the inner-city drug trade.
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Frank Lucas is a crime boss armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honor. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, Lucas comes to rule the inner-city drug trade. Includes deleted scenes, commentary, case files, and more. Contains both extended (unrated) and theatrical (R-rated) version.
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Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia. He comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. Richie Roberts is a dedicated and honest policeman who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.
American gangster
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American gangster (Motion picture)
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Feature film from the USA. Crime. Based on a true story. A police detective pursues a crime baron who controls the drug trade in 1970s New York city.
Gangster Américain [enregistrément video (DVD)]
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Armado con despiadadas tácticas callejeras y un estricto sentido del honor, el jefe de la delincuencia Frank Lucas controla el caótico submundo de la droga de Harlem. Cuando el proscrito policía Richie Roberts se apresta a echar abajo el imperio de Lucas, se produce una legendaria confrontación entre los dos hombres
Trama: "Quando il boss di Frank Lucas muore, Frank afferra l'opportunità di costruire il suo impero personale. In breve tempo governa il narcotraffico di New York, inondando le strade di un prodotto più puro ad un prezzo migliore, la blue magic. Richie Roberts è un poliziotto con lo stesso rigoroso codice etico di Lucas, sono due lupi solitari ai lati opposti della legge. I destini dei due uomini si intrecciano in un incontro-scontro che cambierà le loro vite e il destino di un'intera generazione nella città di New York."
Director Ridley Scott spins this yarn concerning a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) who smuggles heroin into the country by hiding it in the bodies of U.S. soldiers killed during battle in Vietnam. There was a time when no one noticed reserved driver Frank Lucas (Washington), but when the criminal kingpin he was charged with transporting through the city streets suddenly dies, Lucas seizes the opportunity to build his own criminal empire. In the following months, Lucas solidifies his status as Harlem's most innovative drug dealer by delivering a product that is purer than the competitors' and cheaper, as well. When innovative businessman Lukas attempts to go semi-legit by becoming one of the Manhattan borough's biggest civil supporters, however, street-savvy outcast cop Ritchie Roberts (Russell Crowe) begins to sense a sizable shift in the hierarchy of the drug underworld. But Roberts is one of the few honest detectives operating within a corrupt system, and as he sets out to investigate the case, crooked detective Trupo (Josh Brolin) does everything in his power to compromise the integrity of his idealistic counterpart. Upon clearing all of the usual Mafia-connected suspects, Roberts begins to believe that a previously unknown black power player has come out of the woodwork to dominate the local drug trade. While Roberts and Lucas may be operating on opposite sides of the law, the one thing that both men have in common is a strict code of ethics that separates them from their opportunistic colleagues. Now, as a confrontation between the two men becomes inevitable and the fate of each becomes inexorably tied to the other, it gradually becomes apparent that only one of them will emerge from the conflict victorious.
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"Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story". IMDB.
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American Gangster
Biographical films
Frank Lucas is a crime boss armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honor. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, Lucas comes to rule the inner-city drug trade. Includes deleted scenes, commentary, case files, and more.
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia. He comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. Richie Roberts is a dedicated and honest policeman who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Inspired by a true story.
Sans pitié et doté dun sens très strict de lhonneur, le Boss du crime Frank Lucas, règne sur le milieu de la drogue dans les rues de Harlem. Lorsque le policier Richie Roberts entreprend de détruire lempire colossal de Lucas, un duel sans merci prend place dans les rues de New York.
Armado con despiadadas tácticas callejeras y un estricto sentido del honor, el jefe de la delincuencia Frank Lucas controla el caótico mundo de la droga de Harlem. Cuando el proscrito policía Richie Roberts se apresta a echar abajo el imperio de Lucas, se produce una confrontación entre los dos hombres.
Story of Frank Lucas, a drug kingpin in New York City, and the cop that tries to bring down his empire.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thriller
Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of two men: Frank Lucas, former driver, bouncer, and collector for Bumpy Johnson, the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem; and Richie Roberts, night-school lawyer, detective, and honest cop. Frank is importing heroin direct from Bangkok--by-passing the Italian and Sicilian mafia--undercutting their prices, delivering superior product, and making a fortune.
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Gangster films
The death of one of the city's leading African-American crime bosses creates an opportunity for his driver, Frank Lucas, to seize control of the heroin traffic in the Harlem district of Manhattan, and sets the stage for a confrontation between him and outcast cop Richie Roberts.
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Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia, and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. Richie Roberts is a dedicated and honest policeman who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government and is determined to bring down Lucas' drug empire. Based on a true story.
Criminal behavior New York (State) New York Drama.
Detectives New York (State) New York Drama.
Drug traffic New York (State) New York Drama.
Heroína Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) Nueva York Teatro.
Satellite Awards 11o. 2007 Los Ángeles, California.
Screen Actors Guild Awards 14o.. 2008. Los Angeles (USA))
Screen Actors Guild Awards 14o. 2008 Los Ángeles (USA)
Tráfico de drogas Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) Nueva York Teatro.
Premios Sant Jordi 52o.. 2008. Barcelona)
World Soundtrack Awards 8º 2008 Gante (Bélgica)
Screen Actors Guild Awards 14º 2008 Los Ángeles (USA)
Pandillas Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Nueva York Teatro.
World Soundtrack Awards 8o. 2008 Gante (Bélgica)
Gangsters New York (State) New York Drama.
Cine dramático Películas cinematográficas DVD.