American gangster
2009
DVD
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia. He comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. Richie Roberts is a dedicated and honest policeman who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.
Item Details
Edition: Unrated extended edition.
Description:
- 1 videodisc (448 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
- polychrome
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
- wide screen
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
Target Audience Note: Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.
Notes:
- Title from container.
- Based on the article "The return of Superfly" by Mark Jacobson.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
- Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; music, Marc Streitenfeld ; costume designer, Janty Yates ; production designer, Arthur Max.
- Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA.
- DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- For private home use only.
- Audio tracks in English and French with subtitles in English, Spanish and French.
- Extended verison includes audio tracks in English with subtitles in English, Spanish and French.
Publisher or Distributor Number:
- 06530C
- 61106530
Control Number: 3278038
UPC: 025195055703
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]Subjects:
- Criminal behavior -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
- Detectives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
- Drug traffic -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
- Gangsters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
- Heroin industry -- Fiction.
- Jacobson, Mark. Return of Superfly -- Film adaptations.
- Lucas, Frank, 1930-2019 -- Fiction.
Genre:
Other Authors:
- Brolin, Josh.
- Crowe, Russell, 1964-
- Ejiofor, Chiwetel.
- Grazer, Brian, 1953-
- Hawkes, John, 1959-
- Imagine Entertainment (Firm)
- Jacobson, Mark. Return of Superfly.
- Levine, Ted.
- Nadal, Lymari, 1978-
- RZA (Rapper)
- Relativity Media.
- Scott Free Productions.
- Scott, Ridley.
- Smith, Roger Guenveur.
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Washington, Denzel, 1954-
- Zaillian, Steven.