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Lansky

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Lansky

"The mind that organised crime."

1999

1h 56m

5.5(31 votes)

Drama

Crime

TV Movie

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Jewelry Shopkeeper

Fima Noveck

Hasid in Grodno

Joshua Praw

Eight-Year-Old Meyer Lansky

Jill Holden

Jill Holden

Yetta Lansky

Creative team

Directed by: John McNaughton
Written by: Eli Landau
David Mamet

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