American Gangster[Widescreen Dubbed] - HD-DVD

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Cast

• Albert Jones - Terrence Lucas
• KaDee Strickland - Richie's Attorney
• Common
• Common - Turner Lucas
• Ric Young - Chinese General
• John Ortiz
• John Ortiz - Javier J. Rivera
• Norman Reedus - Detective in Morgue
• Roger Bart - U.S. Attorney
• Idris Elba - Tango
• Chiwetel Ejiofor
• Chiwetel Ejiofor - Huey Lucas
• RZA
• RZA - Moses Jones
• Lymari Nadal - Eva
• Warner Miller - Melvin Lucas
• Armand Assante
• Armand Assante - Dominic Cattano
• Josh Brolin - Det. Trupo
• Kevin Corrigan - Campizi
• Russell Crowe - Det. Ritchie Roberts
• Russell Crowe - Richie Roberts
• Ruby Dee - Mama Lucas
• Cuba Gooding, Jr.
• Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Nicky Barnes
• Carla Gugino - Laurie Roberts
• John Hawkes
• John Hawkes - Freddie Spearman
• Ted Levine
• Ted Levine - Lou Toback
• Joe Morton - Charlie Williams
• Jon Polito - Rossi
• J. Kyle Manzay - Dexter Lucas
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Doc
• T.I. - Stevie Lucas
• T.I.
• T.I. - Stevie
• Roger Guenveur Smith - Nate
• Yul Vázquez
• Yul Vázquez - Alfonse Abruzzo
• Denzel Washington - Frank Lucas
• Clarence Williams III - Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson
• TI
• Malcolm Goodwin - Jimmy Zee
• Yul Vásquez
• Yul Vásquez - Alfonse Abruzzo
• Hamilton Clancy - Seller
• Tip "T.I." Harris - Stevie Lucas
• Robert F. Diggs
• Robert F. Diggs - Moses Jones

Crew

• First Assistant Director: Darin John Rivetti
• Composer (Music Score): Marc Streitenfeld
• Executive Producer: Karen Kehela Sherwood
• Casting: Avy Kaufman
• Sound/Sound Designer: William Sarokin
• Executive Producer: Branko Lustig
• Second Unit Director: Alexander Witt
• Production Designer: Arthur Max
• Cinematographer: Harris Savides
• Costume Designer: Janty Yates
• Re-Recording Mixer: Bob Beemer
• Supervising Sound Editor: Per Hallberg
• Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Minkler
• Musical Direction/Supervision: Kathy Nelson
• Art Director: Nicholas Lundy
• Executive Producer: James Whitaker
• Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian
• Executive Producer: Steven Zaillian
• Co-producer: Jonathan Filley
• Executive Producer: Nicholas Pileggi
• Set Decorator: Leslie Rollins ,Beth A. Rubino
• Editor: Pietro Scalia
• Director: Ridley Scott
• Producer: Ridley Scott
• Executive Producer: Michael Costigan
• Co-producer: Sarah Bowen
• Producer: Brian Grazer
• Production Designer: Arthur Mak

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American Gangster: AMG Review
Perry Seibert , AMG

The difference between early Ridley Scott, like The Duellists and Alien and late-period Ridley Scott, like Black Rain and Hannibal, is the difference between "stylish" and "slick." In the former, the look of a film -- the photography, the art direction, the costuming -- is as much the subject of the film as whatever the story happens to be. In the latter, all the emphasis on surface things only underscores the fact that there is nothing going on at the heart of the films. American Gangster is a welcome return to the "stylish" Ridley Scott. Unlike Matchstick Men or Black Hawk Down, American Gangster feels like an impersonal work for the director, and in this case that is a very good thing. Scott allows his remarkably gifted collaborators -- cinematographer Harris Savides, editor Pietro Scalia, and screenwriter Steven Zaillian -- to do what they do best and simply uses his own skills to keep everything moving along in a solid, professional way. Though they are kept apart for the vast majority of the film's 160-minute running time, Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe carry their respective sections of the flick with movie-star ease. As larger-than-life criminal mastermind Frank Lucas, Washington gets to utilize his formidable charm while only once falling into the overacting that afflicts him on occasion when playing outright bad guys. As the ethically pure cop out to bring Frank down, Crowe offers his nearly patented brand of brooding physicality. There is nothing new about these characters, or in the film as a whole, but the solidly structured story draws parallels between the two men -- playing up the old "bad guy isn't so bad" and the "good guy isn't so good" themes that might seem incredibly tired in the hands of lesser actors and filmmakers. An end-of-film decision by Frank softens the film a great deal; this is, after all, Hollywood product, and it would be unacceptable to not like both the leads, but seeing as nothing that has come before indicates anyone was aiming for art, this twist can be forgiven. American Gangster is nothing more or less than product, sure to satisfy those who need a genre fix. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide