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Gangster Wars (1981)

Directed by Richard C. Sarafian

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.

Length 121 minutes

Actors

Madeleine Stowe | Jonathan Banks | George DiCenzo | Robert Davi | Richard S. Castellano | Jon Polito | Joseph Mascolo | Markie Post | Michael Nouri | Robert John Burke | Lelia Goldoni | Robert F. Lyons | Brian Benben | Kathleen Lloyd | Joe Penny | James Andronica | Allan Arbus | Louis Giambalvo | Chad Redding