character Richie Roberts in the film "American Gangster"

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The character Richie Roberts in the film "American Gangster" is a principled yet troubled New Jersey detective who relentlessly pursues Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas amid widespread police corruption in the 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn American Gangster ⓘ
appearsInYear 2007 ⓘ
associatedWith Essex County Prosecutor's Office ⓘ
associatedWithEvent investigation of the "Blue Magic" heroin operation ⓘ
basedOn Richie Roberts (real person) ⓘ
linked to: Richie Roberts
characterTrait honest ⓘ
incorruptible ⓘ
principled ⓘ
relentless ⓘ
troubled ⓘ
conflictWith police corruption ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
createdBy Steven Zaillian ⓘ
employer Essex County Police Department ⓘ
New Jersey law enforcement ⓘ
ethicalStance refuses bribes ⓘ
turns in found drug money ⓘ
fictionalUniverse American Gangster (film universe) ⓘ
linked to: American Gangster
filmDirectorOfWork Ridley Scott ⓘ
filmGenreContext biographical crime drama ⓘ
crime film ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasPersonalProblem custody battle ⓘ
marital difficulties ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Laurie Roberts ⓘ
helpsProsecute corrupt police officers ⓘ
investigates drug trade in Harlem ⓘ
heroin trafficking ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
laterOccupation lawyer ⓘ
prosecutor ⓘ
mainOpponent Frank Lucas ⓘ
moralAlignment lawful ⓘ
narrativeRole primary investigator of Frank Lucas ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
occupation detective ⓘ
police officer ⓘ
operatesInContextOf widespread police corruption ⓘ
portrayedAs neglectful husband ⓘ
workaholic ⓘ
portrayedBy Russell Crowe ⓘ
pursues Frank Lucas ⓘ
timePeriod 1970s ⓘ
workLocation New Jersey ⓘ
Newark, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Newark

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Richie Roberts → basedOn → character Richie Roberts in the film "American Gangster" ⓘ