Joe Macbeth

Joe Macbeth

Scarface... Dillinger... and now Joe Macbeth

NR 1955 · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Crime, Drama

Lily Macbeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new kingpin himself. Success is short-lived, however, as he confronts Lennie, a mobster whose father and wife were Joe's murder victims.

Directed by Ken Hughes · Written by Philip Yordan

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