Gangster Wars (1981)
The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny) and Michael Lasker (Brian Benben) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after Meyer Lansky), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise though organized crime.
- Date of release
- 1981-04-09
- TMDB
- 8.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Richard C. Sarafian
Casting
- Michael Nouri — Charles "Lucky" Luciano
- Brian Benben — Michael Lasker
- Joe Penny — Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
- Richard S. Castellano — Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria
- Louis Giambalvo — Al Capone
- George DiCenzo — Arnold Rothstein
- Joseph Mascolo — Salvatore Maranzano
- Jonathan Banks — Dutch Schultz
- Robert F. Lyons — Legs Diamond
- Markie Post — Chris Brennan
- Chad Redding — Joy Olser
- Madeleine Stowe — Ruth Lasker
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