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Gangster Wars (1981)

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.

Release: 1981-04-09
Runtime: 121 min
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Cast
Michael Nouri
Michael Nouri
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Brian Benben
Brian Benben
Michael Lasker
Joe Penny
Joe Penny
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Richard S. Castellano
Richard S. Castellano
Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria
Louis Giambalvo
Louis Giambalvo
Al Capone
George DiCenzo
George DiCenzo
Arnold Rothstein
Joseph Mascolo
Joseph Mascolo
Salvatore Maranzano
Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Banks
Dutch Schultz
Robert F. Lyons
Robert F. Lyons
Legs Diamond
Markie Post
Markie Post
Chris Brennan
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Chad Redding
Joy Olser
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe
Ruth Lasker
Robert John Burke
Robert John Burke
Officer Reardon
Robert Davi
Robert Davi
Vito Genovese
Jon Polito
Jon Polito
Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
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James Andronica
Frank Costello
Allan Arbus
Allan Arbus
Goodman
Lelia Goldoni
Lelia Goldoni
Mrs. Lasker