Gangster Wars (1981)

8.3/10 121 min Crime Drama TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Madeleine Stowe

Ruth Lasker

Robert John Burke

Officer Reardon

Robert Davi

Vito Genovese

Jon Polito

Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

Allan Arbus

Goodman

Lelia Goldoni

Mrs. Lasker

Kathleen Lloyd

Stella Siegel

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