American Gangster/Scarface/Casino DVD
Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez, Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Miriam Colon, F. Murray Abraham, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Angel Salazar, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, L.Q. Jones, Frank Vincent, John Bloom
Directed by Ridley Scott
DVD
Description
Triple bill of gangster films. 'American Gangster' (2007), directed by Ridley Scott, is a biopic of 1970s Harlem drug baron Frank Lucas.
When his boss dies, underworld driver Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) seizes his chance and begins to build his own criminal empire.
Utilising the coffins of dead US soldiers, Lucas begins importing heroin direct from South-East Asia, increasing purity on the street, and undercutting his rivals in one fell swoop.
Before long he's amassed a fortune, bringing him to the attention of maverick policeman Ritchie Roberts (Russell Crowe), an honest cop in an otherwise corrupt force, who makes it his business to shut Lucas down. 'Scarface' (1983), a loose remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks classic, tells of up-and-coming gangster Tony Montana (Al Pacino) who arrives in Miami as a Cuban refugee.
With his friend Manny (Stephen Bauer), Tony carries out a hit on a politician, earning him the gratitude of drug dealer Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia).
Tony rises rapidly in the 'organization', but courts disaster when he becomes involved with Lopez's cocaine-addicted wife, Elvira (Michelle Pfeiffer). 'Casino' (1995), directed by Martin Scorsese, stars Robert De Niro as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein, the mob's frontman for a billion dollar Las Vegas casino.
The story begins in 1973; Ace falls for hooker Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone), while boyhood companion Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) is appointed as his muscle at the club.
Over the years various jealousies surface and erupt in a series of violent betrayals and, ultimately, the destruction of Rothstein's empire.
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Out of stock
- Format:DVD
- Region:2
- Certification:(18)
- EAN:5050582727777
- Catalogue number:8272777
- Studio:UCA
- Release date:14/09/2009
- Genre:Thriller
- Colour:Colour
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:DVD
- Region:2
- Certification:(18)
- EAN:5050582727777
- Catalogue number:8272777
- Studio:UCA
- Release date:14/09/2009
- Genre:Thriller
- Colour:Colour
