Lepke

Lepke

He was the king of crime when crime was king.

R 1975 · 110 min · ★ 5.3 · 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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Cast

Tony Curtis Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
Anjanette Comer Bernice Meyer
Michael Callan Robert Kane
Warren Berlinger Gurrah Shapiro
Gianni Russo Albert Anastasia
Milton Berle Mr. Meyer
Vic Tayback Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Mary Charlotte Wilcox Marion
Jack Ackerman Little Augie
Louis Guss Max Rubin
Lillian Adams Mama Meyer
Albert Cole Gross

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