Gangster Wars
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Gangster Wars

★ 8.3/10 TMDB 1981-04-09 121 min

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.

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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
Chad Redding
Joy Olser
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe
Ruth Lasker
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