Gangster Wars
Gangster Wars
Release: 1981-04-09
·Runtime: 121m
·★ 7.5
Crime
Drama
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Cast
Joe Penny
as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Richard S. Castellano
as Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria
Joseph Mascolo
as Salvatore Maranzano
Madeleine Stowe
as Ruth Lasker
Robert Davi
as Vito Genovese
Jon Polito
as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
Lelia Goldoni
as Mrs. Lasker
Michael Nouri
as Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Brian Benben
as Michael Lasker
Jonathan Banks
as Dutch Schultz
Robert John Burke
as Officer Reardon
Allan Arbus
as Goodman
Louis Giambalvo
as Al Capone
George DiCenzo
as Arnold Rothstein
Robert F. Lyons
as Legs Diamond
Markie Post
as Chris Brennan
Kathleen Lloyd
as Stella Siegel
