based on a true story
The story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire in the United States in the 1970s.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Johnny DeppGeorge Jung
- Penélope CruzMirtha Jung
- Franka PotenteBarbara Buckley
- Rachel GriffithsErmine Jung
- Ray LiottaFred Jung
- Jordi MollàDiego Delgado
- Cliff CurtisPablo Escobar
- Paul ReubensDerek Foreal
- Miguel SandovalAugusto Oliveras
- Max PerlichKevin Dulli
Crew
- Ted DemmeDirector
- David McKennaScreenplay
- Nick CassavetesScreenplay
- Ellen KurasDirector of Photography
- Graeme RevellOriginal Music Composer
- Kevin TentEditor
- Ted DemmeProducer
- Denis LearyProducer
- Joel StillermanProducer
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