TY  - ADVS
AU  - Grazer,Brian
AU  - Scott,Ridley
AU  - Zaillian,Steven
AU  - Washington,Denzel
AU  - Crowe,Russell
AU  - Ejiofor,Chiwetel
AU  - Brolin,Josh
AU  - Nadal,Lymari
AU  - Dee,Ruby
AU  - Levine,Ted
AU  - Smith,Roger Guenveur
AU  - Hawkes,John
AU  - RZA
AU  - Jacobson,Mark
ED  - Universal Pictures (Firm)
ED  - Imagine Entertainment (Firm)
ED  - Relativity Media.
ED  - Scott Free Productions.
ED  - Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
TI  - American gangster
AV  - PN1995.9.G3 A4475336 2008
U1  - 791.43/72 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Universal City, Calif.
PB  - Universal Studios Home Entertainment
KW  - Lucas, Frank,
KW  - Heroin industry
KW  - Drama
KW  - Drug traffic
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
KW  - Gangsters
KW  - Detectives
KW  - Criminal behavior
KW  - Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
KW  - Gangster films
KW  - Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
KW  - Video recordings for the hearing impaired
KW  - Feature films
KW  - Suspense films
KW  - gsafd
N1  - Disc 1. English and French tracks: Dolby digital 5.1. Disc 2. English track: Dolby digital 2.0; Title from container; Based on the article "The return of Superfly" by Mark Jacobson; Originally released as a motion picture in 2007; Special features: Disc 1: unrated extended version; commentary with director Ridley Scott and writer Steven Zailian. Disc 2: Deleted scenes including an alternate opening; 'Fallen empire : making American gangster'; case files; Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; music, Marc Streitenfeld ; costume designer, Janty Yates ; production designer, Arthur Max; Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA, Ruby Dee; Theatrical version : MPAA rating: R; for violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality. Extended version : unrated
N2  - Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem,  buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia. 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
ER  -