Gangster Wars

1981 2h 1m EN

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Writers: Richard DeKoker
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Michael Nouri and Brian Benben and Joe Penny carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Richard C. Sarafian directs. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

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145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Michael Nouri and Brian Benben and Joe Penny carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0082434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.