Overview

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.

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $83.3M worldwide, about 1.6 times its $53M budget
Source for Box office, opens in a new tab
Based on
Based on a true story
Source for Based on, opens in a new tab
Filming locations
Filmed in Mexico
Source for Filming locations, opens in a new tab
Setting
Set in Colombia
Source for Setting, opens in a new tab
Music
Music by Graeme Revell
Source for Music, opens in a new tab
Cinematography
Cinematography by Ellen Kuras
Source for Cinematography, opens in a new tab

Details

Director: Ted Demme
Writers: Nick CassavetesScreenplay
David McKennaScreenplay
Bruce PorterBook
Status: Released
Release date: April 4, 2001
Original language: English
Budget: $53M
Revenue: $83.3M
Countries: United States of America

Streaming on

In the United States

No subscription or free streaming listed. It can be rented or bought.

Availability data byJustWatch, opens in a new tab

All options

Overview

Fun facts

Details

Streaming on

Production

Cast

Videos

More like this