Lepke (1975)
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.
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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Drama, Crime
Written By:Tamar Simon Hoffs, Wesley Lau
In Theaters:5/23/1975
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:AmeriEuro Pictures Corp, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Menahem Golan
Director
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
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