American Gangster
2007 film by Ridley Scott
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Summary
American Gangster is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,621 views/month, #329 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Ridley Scott[3]
- Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian[4]
- Composer: Marc Streitenfeld[5]
- Genre: biographical film[6], crime drama film[7], war film[8], historical drama film[9], historical film[10], drama film[11], crime thriller film[12], suspense film[13], period drama film[14], hood film[15], crime film[16], neo-noir[17], thriller film[18], action film[19]
- Cast member: Russell Crowe[20], Chiwetel Ejiofor[21], Josh Brolin[22], Cuba Gooding Jr.[23], John Ortiz[24], Common[25], Ruby Dee[26], John Hawkes[27], Ted Levine[28], Armand Assante[29], KaDee Strickland[30], Roger Guenveur Smith[31], RZA[32], Norman Reedus[33]
- Producer: Brian Grazer[34], Ridley Scott[35], Nicholas Pileggi[36]
- Production company: Imagine Entertainment[37], Scott Free Productions[38], Relativity Media[39]
- Director of photography: Haris Savides[40]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[41]
- Soundtrack release: American Gangster – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[42], American Gangster – Original Motion Picture Score[43]
- Distribution format: video on demand[44]
- Review score: 7/10[45], 81%[46], 76/100[47], 7.8/10[48]
- Color: color[49]
- Country of origin: United States[50]
- Publication date: October 19, 2007[51], November 2, 2007[52], November 15, 2007[53]
Why It Matters
American Gangster has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]