Lepke

Lepke

He was the king of crime when crime was king.

1975 · 110 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama, Crime

Lepke is the feared leader of "Murder Incorporated" in this underworld drama based on the life of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter. Lepke began his criminal career as a petty thief in his teens; a stretch in prison taught him the finer points of life on the wrong side of the law. After getting out of jail, Lepke and his pal Gurrah Shapiro join a gang who hire themselves out as strikebreakers, and the vicious but clever Lepke soon rises through the ranks.

Directed by Menahem Golan · Written by Tamar Simon Hoffs

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