American Gangster (2007)
Runtime: 2 hrs 37 mins
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chjwetel Ejiofor, Carla Gugino
Screenwriter: Steve Zallian
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ridley Scott
Composer: Marc Streitenfeld
DVD Info
Release:
Feb 19, 2008
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Disc 1: AMERICAN GANSTER: Unrated Extended
- Feature 1: AMERICAN GANGSTER - 2 Hours 38 Minutes
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
- Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - Ridley Scott - Director; Steven Zaillian - Writer
- Feature 2: AMERICAN GANGSTER - 2 Hours 57 Minutes
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
- Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - Ridley Scott - Director; Steven Zaillian - Writer
- Disc 2: Bonus Disc
- Alternate Opening
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurette - 1. Case Files: Script Meeting
- 2. Case Files: Heroin Test Show & Tell
- 3. Case Files: Setting Up the Takedown
- 4. Frank and Eva's Wedding
- Making of - 1. Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Tru-Blu: The Real Story
- 2. Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Killer Threads: Costumes
- 3. Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Crime War: Production
- 4. Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Into the Arena: Ali vs. Frazier
- 5. Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Rhythm of the Street: Sound, Music and Editing
- Featurette - 1. Case Files: Script Meeting
- 2. Case Files: Heroin Test Show & Tell
- 3. Case Files: Setting Up the Takedown
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Reviews
It feels familiar, even Washington's performance of real-life Frank Lucas feels like something we've seen before.
Inflated talk of American Gangster as a modern masterpiece--or even an Oscar-worthy picture--ignores the fact that there's not a single memorable setpiece in the film.
Best of all, there are top-flight performances from both Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe who create interesting, rounded characters out of potential clichés.
Um filme envolvente que representa mais um alto na carreira repleta de baixos do instável Ridley Scott.
Un policial de ritmo tenso y constante, que contrasta a dos personalidades bastante similares a ambos lados de la ley, mientras se deslizan críticas hacia la corrupción política, policial y militar que permite la existencia del narcotráfico.
American Gangster delivers fine drama, gripping performances and a dizzy morality tale. But it should have been oh, so much better.
This initially hokey 70's-TV-style production determinedly matures into a motion picture with cinematic impact. Happily, climax/resolution detour from others in the genre.
anabionei maestrika to gkangksteriko drama palaias kopis, aporriptontas tis spasmodikes eksarseis bias ki ekrikseon, alla horis na krybei ta akonismena dontia poy deihnei sto dolofoniko tis ksekinima, poy ksekatharizei akribos ti eidoys gangster einai o A
Washington towers above everything in this impressive, tough and long crime drama, convincingly putting his stamp on the elegant man whose callousness alternates with chivalry
With all of the bulk, but none of the substance, of your average epic production, American Gangster lumbers across the screen with such obviousness that it is almost shocking.
"Alcanza el ideal de todo filme ambicioso: entretiene los sentidos y estimula las neuronas."
When the two get together, the fireworks fly and you realize you are seeing two of the best, EVER, at the top of their game.
To Ridley Scott, Frank Lucas is less Superfly and more David Glass.
I'm a fan of well-done gangster movies and this one is well-done, just not well-done enough.
American Gangster is an interesting movie, but it never reaches the moment when it rises above the cop vs. crook genre to instant classic status.
Thanks to the dynamic stars, "American Gangster" won't get a bad rap and will join the ranks of crime classics like "Scarface" and "Serpico".
For all its familiar trappings, director Ridley Scott and writer Steven Zaillian invest their tale with plenty of verve, even if they frequently soft-pedal the deeds of their real-life protagonist.
an intriguing crime saga that is long on atmosphere and short on momentum
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