Lepke

Menahem Golan
1975-05-23

He was the king of crime when crime was king.
5.2
110 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tony Curtis Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter Unowned
Anjanette Comer Bernice Meyer Unowned
Michael Callan Robert Kane Unowned
Warren Berlinger Gurrah Shapiro Unowned
Gianni Russo Albert Anastasia Unowned
Milton Berle Mr. Meyer Unowned
Vic Tayback Charles 'Lucky' Luciano Unowned
Mary Charlotte Wilcox Marion Unowned
Jack Ackerman Little Augie Unowned
Louis Guss Max Rubin Unowned
Lillian Adams Mama Meyer Unowned
Albert Cole Gross Unowned
Zitto Kazann Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles Unowned
Simmy Bow Albert Tannenbaum Unowned
Russ Grieve Judge Unowned
Clement von Franckenstein Bugsy Siegel Unowned
Vaughn Meader Walter Winchell Unowned
Johnny Silver Schwartz Unowned
J.S. Johnson Mendy Weiss Unowned
John Durren Dutch Schultz Unowned
Barry Miller Young Lepke Unowned
Jon Ian Jacobs Big Hesh Unowned
Matt Greene Skinny Unowned
Richard C. Adams Thomas E. Dewey Unowned
Edwin Fuller J. Edgar Hoover Unowned
Chuck Hayward Doorman Unowned
Wesley Lau First Detective Unowned
T.J. Castronovo Policeman Unowned