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Synopsis
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. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Armand Assante Dominic Cattano
Josh Brolin Det. Trupo
Kevin Corrigan Campizi
Russell Crowe Det. Ritchie Roberts
Russell Crowe Richie Roberts
Ruby Dee Mama Lucas
Cuba Gooding, Jr. Nicky Barnes
Carla Gugino Laurie Roberts
John Hawkes Freddie Spearman
Ted Levine
Ted Levine Lou Toback
Joe Morton Charlie Williams
Jon Polito Rossi
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Doc
Roger Guenveur Smith Nate
Yul Vázquez
Yul Vázquez Alfonse Abruzzo
Denzel Washington Frank Lucas
Clarence Williams III Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson
Ric Young Chinese General
John Ortiz Javier J. Rivera
Norman Reedus Detective in Morgue
Roger Bart U.S. Attorney
Idris Elba Tango
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor Huey Lucas
RZA
RZA Moses Jones
KaDee Strickland Richie's Attorney
Common
Common Turner Lucas
Tip "T.I." Harris Stevie Lucas
T.I.
TI
Malcolm Goodwin Jimmy Zee
Lymari Nadal Eva

Production Crew

Nicholas Lundy Art Director
Avy Kaufman Casting
Harris Savides Cinematographer
Jonathan Filley Co-producer
Sarah Bowen Co-producer
Marc Streitenfeld Composer (Music Score)
Janty Yates Costume Designer
Ridley Scott Director
Pietro Scalia Editor
Branko Lustig Executive Producer
James Whitaker Executive Producer
Karen Kehela Sherwood Executive Producer
Michael Costigan Executive Producer
Nicholas Pileggi Executive Producer
Steven Zaillian Executive Producer
Darin John Rivetti First Assistant Director
Kathy Nelson Musical Direction/Supervision
Brian Grazer Producer
Ridley Scott Producer
Arthur Mak Production Designer
Arthur Max Production Designer
Bob Beemer Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler Re-Recording Mixer
Steven Zaillian Screenwriter
Alexander Witt Second Unit Director
Beth A. Rubino Set Decorator
Leslie Rollins Set Decorator
William Sarokin Sound/Sound Designer
Per Hallberg Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 2007
Runtime: 157
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality
Category: Feature

Genre
Crime

Color type
Technicolor

Sound
Dolby Digital
DTS
SDDS

Produced by
Imagine Entertainment
Relativity Media
Scott Free

Release
November 02, 2007 (USA)
by Universal Pictures

Awards
2007 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
2007 - Best Ensemble Cast - Screen Actors Guild
2007 - Best Picture - African American Film Critics
2007 - Best Picture - Austin Film Critics
2007 - Best Picture - Austin Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association