Lepke

May 23, 1975

1h 50m

★ 5.2

He was the king of crime when crime was king.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

AmeriEuro Pictures Corp

Warner Bros. Pictures

Lepke Trailers

Cast

Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter

Tony Curtis

Bernice Meyer

Anjanette Comer

Robert Kane

Michael Callan

Gurrah Shapiro

Warren Berlinger

Albert Anastasia

Gianni Russo

Mr. Meyer

Milton Berle

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Vic Tayback

Marion

Mary Charlotte Wilcox

Little Augie

Jack Ackerman

Max Rubin

Louis Guss

Mama Meyer

Lillian Adams

Gross

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