American Gangster

Summary

American Gangster is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,621 views/month, #329 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Gangster's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• American Gangster's director is recorded as Ridley Scott^[4].
• American Gangster's screenwriter is recorded as Steven Zaillian^[5].
• American Gangster's composer is recorded as Marc Streitenfeld^[6].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as biographical film^[7].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as crime drama film^[8].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as war film^[9].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as historical drama film^[10].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as historical film^[11].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as crime thriller film^[13].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as suspense film^[14].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as period drama film^[15].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as hood film^[16].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as crime film^[17].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as neo-noir^[18].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as thriller film^[19].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as action film^[20].
• American Gangster's genre is recorded as gangster film^[21].
• American Gangster's cast member is recorded as Russell Crowe^[22].
• American Gangster's cast member is recorded as Chiwetel Ejiofor^[23].
• American Gangster's cast member is recorded as Josh Brolin^[24].
• American Gangster's cast member is recorded as Cuba Gooding Jr.^[25].
• American Gangster's cast member is recorded as John Ortiz^[26].
• American Gangster's cast member is recorded as Common^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

American Gangster's performer is recorded as various artists^[28]. Producers include Brian Grazer^[29], Ridley Scott^[30], and Nicholas Pileggi^[31]. Its director is recorded as Ridley Scott^[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Steven Zaillian^[5]. Cast members include Russell Crowe^[22], Chiwetel Ejiofor^[23], Josh Brolin^[24], Cuba Gooding Jr.^[25], John Ortiz^[26], and Common^[27].

Publication

Publication dates include +2007-10-19T00:00:00Z^[32], +2007-11-15T00:00:00Z^[33], and +2007-01-01T00:00:00Z^[34]. American Gangster's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[35]. Genres include biographical film^[7], crime drama film^[8], war film^[9], historical drama film^[10], historical film^[11], and drama film^[12].

Reception

Reviews include 7/10^[36], 81%^[37], 76/100^[38], and 7.8/10^[39].

Why It Matters

American Gangster ranks in the top 0.35% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,621 views/month, #329 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]