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Poster for Gangster Wars

Gangster Wars (1981)

★ 8.3/10 121 min Crime, Drama, TV Movie United States English
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top 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

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