Lepke

Lepke

110 mins | Drama, Crime | May 23, 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.

Lepke

110 mins | Drama, Crime | May 23, 1975

Lepke
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.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, AmeriEuro Pictures Corp
Original title Lepke
Directors Menahem Golan
Writers Tamar Simon Hoffs, Wesley Lau

Cast

Tony Curtis

as Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter

Anjanette Comer

as Bernice Meyer

Michael Callan

as Robert Kane

Warren Berlinger

as Gurrah Shapiro

Gianni Russo

as Albert Anastasia

Milton Berle

as Mr. Meyer

Vic Tayback

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Jack Ackerman

as Little Augie

Louis Guss

as Max Rubin

Lillian Adams

as Mama Meyer

Albert Cole

as Gross

Zitto Kazann

as Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles

Simmy Bow

as Albert Tannenbaum

Russ Grieve

as Judge

Clement von Franckenstein

as Bugsy Siegel

Vaughn Meader

as Walter Winchell

Johnny Silver

as Schwartz

J.S. Johnson

as Mendy Weiss

John Durren

as Dutch Schultz

Barry Miller

as Young Lepke

Jon Ian Jacobs

as Big Hesh

Matt Greene

as Skinny

Richard C. Adams

as Thomas E. Dewey

Edwin Fuller

as J. Edgar Hoover

Chuck Hayward

as Doorman (uncredited)