Gangster Wars (1981)
Gangster Wars is a 1981 crime movie directed by Richard C. Sarafian, with a running time of 2h 1m. It stars Michael Nouri, Brian Benben and Joe Penny.
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.
Cast
- Michael Nouri as Charles "Lucky" Luciano
- Brian Benben as Michael Lasker
- Joe Penny as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
- Richard S. Castellano as Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria
- Louis Giambalvo as Al Capone
- George DiCenzo as Arnold Rothstein
- Joseph Mascolo as Salvatore Maranzano
- Jonathan Banks as Dutch Schultz
- Robert F. Lyons as Legs Diamond
- Markie Post as Chris Brennan
- Chad Redding as Joy Olser
- Madeleine Stowe as Ruth Lasker