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Lepke (1975)

Lepke (1975)

Drama Crime

He was the king of crime when crime was king.

Release Date: 1975, May 23
Directors: Menahem Golan
Countries: Israel, United States of America
Production: AmeriEuro Pictures Corp, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Gianni Russo, Louis Guss, Simmy Bow, Lillian Adams, Tony Curtis, Chuck Hayward, Johnny Silver, Zitto Kazann, Clement von Franckenstein, Milton Berle, Warren Berlinger, Barry Miller

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

true crime