American Gangster Movie Clip – watch all clips j.mp click to subscribe j.mp Frank (Denzel Washington) explains his method of business and how he managed to surpass the "white man" when others couldn't. TM & © Universal (2012) Cast: Denzel Washington, Common, Chiwetel Ejiofor Director: Ridley Scott MOVIECLIPS YouTube Channel: j.mp Join our Facebook page: j.mp Follow us on Twitter: j.mp Buy Movie: amzn.to Producer: Sarah Bowen, Michael Costigan, Jonathan Filley, Brian Grazer, Branko Lustig, Nicholas Pileggi, Ridley Scott, James Whitaker, Steven Zaillian Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson Film Description: 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 US 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 …
