Movie·1975·1h 50m
Lepke
He was the king of crime when crime was king.
Directed By
Menahem Golan
Country
Israel
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Tamar Simon Hoffs, Wesley Lau
Producer
Yoram Globus
Cinematography
Andrew Davis
Music
Kenneth Wannberg
Editor
Dov Hoenig
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
7 votes
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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
Zitto Kazann
Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles
Simmy Bow
Albert Tannenbaum
Russ Grieve
Judge
Clement von Franckenstein
Bugsy Siegel
Vaughn Meader
Walter Winchell
Johnny Silver
Schwartz
// crew
Crew
Menahem Golan
Director
Tamar Simon Hoffs
Writer
Wesley Lau
Writer
Yoram Globus
Producer
Andrew Davis
Director of Photography
Dov Hoenig
Editor
Kenneth Wannberg
Original Music Composer
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