UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF AMERICAN GANGSTER

UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF AMERICAN GANGSTER

TO BENEFIT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MOUNT VERNON

AT APOLLO THEATER IN HARLEM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007

 NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT:   The world premiere of the drama AMERICAN GANGSTER    WHO:    AMERICAN GANGSTER director/producer Ridley Scott; producer Brian           Grazer; cast members Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel           Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Josh Brolin, Ted Levine, Armand           Assante, John Ortiz, RZA, Lymari Nadal, Yul Vazquez, Idris Elba,           Carla Gugino, Joe Morton, Common, Roger Guenveur Smith, T.I.           Harris, Kadee Strickland, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Melissa Hill and           Ruby Dee; screenwriter Steven Zaillian            Plus many additional celebrity guests.    WHERE:  Apollo Theater           253 West 125th Street           New York City, NY    WHEN:   Friday, October 19, 2007           5:30 PM  Press Call Time           6:30 PM  Celebrity Arrivals           7:30 PM  Screening Begins    

AMERICAN GANGSTER arrives in theaters nationwide on Friday, November 2, 2007.

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Source: Universal Pictures

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