American Gangster (film)
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American Gangster is a 2007 American epic biographical crime drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is loosely based on the criminal career of Frank
Theatrical release poster
Russell Crowe (pictured here in 2017) worked with director Ridley Scott on the film's script.
Many abandoned buildings in Harlem were shot in order to give an accurate and authentic depiction of the area in the 1970s.
Principal photography took place in several locations throughout New York, including the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Ridley Scott
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Sir Ridley Scott is an English filmmaker. His work includes science fiction, crime, and historical epic films, with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott is the eighth-highest-gro
American Gangster (film)
…American Gangster is a 2007 American epic biographical crime drama 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…
Scott in 2025
Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, where Scott filmed the 1973 Hovis television commercial
Portrait of Scott in Berlin in 2005 by German photographer Oliver Mark
Scott speaking with Prometheus stars Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender at Wondercon 2012 in Anaheim, California on 17 March 2012