Product Review

In interviews with those who knew him and those who prosecuted him, this documentary investigates the life, times and criminal career of Frank Lucas, one-time Harlem drug leader. The documentary explores some of the claims to fame made about him in the movie, ""American Gangster,"" including his connection to La Cosa Nostra, the money he made in the drug trade and the development of the Asian drug pipeline. The film makers also investigate Lucas's controversial life as an informant. Anyone wanting to learn the real story behind the Hollywood making of the American Gangster legend should see this documentary.