Is American Gangster Based On A True Story. Frank Lucas former driver bouncer and collector for Bumpy Johnson the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem. Both Al Capone and Tony Montana lived in mansions and drove Cadillacs.
Whether you have imagined yourself as the undercover agent who goes in deep to bust. The phrase based on a true story after all covers a multitude of sins. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
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It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman Richie Roberts who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. American Gangster is based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas a real-life drug lord who rose from humble North Carolina beginnings to build a criminal empire in Harlem by smuggling heroin into the United States during the Vietnam War. Some people are born into a life of crime while others choose it and make a name for themselves. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman Richie Roberts who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government.
