Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
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| Production | Michael Costigan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Branko Lustig | Executive Producer |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Production | Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Directing | Ridley Scott | Director |
| Editing | Pietro Scalia | Editor |
| Production | Jim Whitaker | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Harris Savides | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Steven Zaillian | Screenplay |
| Production | Ridley Scott | Producer |
| Sound | Marc Streitenfeld | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Aja Frary | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Aaron Vexler | Stunts |
| Crew | Rob Harris | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Nicholas Lundy | Art Direction |
| Art | Beth A. Rubino | Set Decoration |
| Art | Arthur Max | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janty Yates | Costume Design |
| Art | Leslie E. Rollins | Set Decoration |
| Production | Patrick Tendai Pfupajena | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Crew | David Gere | Stunts |
| Crew | Jodi Michelle Pynn | Stunts |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | David Lee | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Karen Baker Landers | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Craig Haagensen | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | William Sarokin | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Per Hallberg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | George Leong | Boom Operator |
| Production | Angela Quiles | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Larry McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Mary A. Kelly | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Dan Hegeman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Peter Staubli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jon Title | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Julia G. Hickman | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kathy Nelson | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Del Spiva | Music Editor |
| Camera | Larry McConkey | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Jonathan Filley | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nicholas Pileggi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven Zaillian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elizabeth Greenberg | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Joe Frazier | Thanks |
| Costume & Make-Up | Felice Diamond | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | G.A. Aguilar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Muhammad Ali | Thanks |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bert Reo Anderson | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Billy Rich | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | John Cenatiempo | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Gabriel Hansen | Stunts |
| Crew | Teresa Kelly | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Matt Blades | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carl Fullerton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hartsell Taylor | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Crew | Blaise Corrigan | Stunts |
| Crew | Caroline Vexler | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Kimberly Shannon Murphy | Stunts |
| Editing | David Orr | Color Timer |
| Sound | Kimaree Long | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Peter Gelfman | Property Master |
| Sound | Beauxregard Neylon | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Alyson Dee Moore | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Chris Jargo | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Directing | Noreen R. Cheleden | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alexander Witt | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Douglas Murray | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Frederick H. Stahly | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Darin Rivetti | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Craig Kyllonen | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Chris Hogan | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Mary Jo Lang | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Rick Canelli | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| Crew | Chris Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Crew | Lisa Cohen | Stunts |
| Crew | Jill Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Jalil Jay Lynch | Stunts |
| Writing | Mark Jacobson | Author |
| Art | Christopher Heaps | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |