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Lansky (1999)

The Mind That Organised Crime

Genre : Drama, Crime, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : John McNaughton

Synopsis

Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA have put out an extradition order for him.

Actors

Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Meyer Lansky
Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas
Anna Lansky
Anthony LaPaglia
Anthony LaPaglia
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Ben "Bugsy" Siegel
Beverly D'Angelo
Beverly D'Angelo
Teddy Lansky
Yosef Carmon
Yosef Carmon
Rabbi / Caretaker
Mosko Alkalai
Mosko Alkalai
Jewelry Shopkeeper
Fima Noveck
Fima Noveck
Hasid in Grodno
Joshua Praw
Joshua Praw
Eight-Year-Old Meyer Lansky
Bernie Hiller
Bernie Hiller
Max Lansky
Jill Holden
Jill Holden
Yetta Lansky
James Harper
James Harper
Longy Zwillman
Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer
Evelyn
Scott Rabinowitz
Scott Rabinowitz
Zen Ben-Dov

Crews

John McNaughton
John McNaughton
Director
Uri Dan
Uri Dan
Novel
Dennis Eisenberg
Dennis Eisenberg
Novel
David Mamet
David Mamet
Writer
John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Elena Maganini
Elena Maganini
Editor
Edward T. McAvoy
Edward T. McAvoy
Production Design
Brad Ricker
Brad Ricker
Art Direction
Jan Pascale
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Kimberly A. Tillman
Kimberly A. Tillman
Costume Design
Eli Landau
Eli Landau
Writer

Trailers and other movies

Lansky Trailer 1998

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