2007 · 18 · 2h 37min
Biography · Crime · Drama
Biography · Crime · Drama
Director Ridley Scott
Stars Russell Crowe · Denzel Washington · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Josh Brolin · Ted Levine · Armand Assante · John Ortiz
Music by Marc Streitenfeld
Based on The Return of Superfly by Mark Jacobson
Written by Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
Release Date October 19, 2007 (Apollo Theater, NYC)
Country of Origin United States · United Kingdom
Language Spoken English · Thai · Spanish
Sound Mix SDDS · DTS · Dolby Digital · Dolby Atmos Colour Colour Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Budget $100 million Box Office $266.5 million
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Gritty.
"One of the most intelligent gangster movies in years."
—Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald