DVD Review: 'American Gangster'

 

Published: April 25, 2008

Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe face off in "American Gangster,” now on DVD in a two-disc unrated extended edition.

The compelling saga is inspired by the true story of Frank Lucas , who dominated New York 's drug trade in the 1970s, and Richie Roberts , the cop/lawyer who hunted, arrested and prosecuted him.

Lucas (Washington) starts out as the driver for Harlem crime boss Bumpy Jo...


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