"The mind that organised crime."

1999

1h 56m

5.5(25 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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82 members

Acting

Richard Dreyfuss

Meyer Lansky

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Illeana Douglas

Anna Lansky

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Anthony LaPaglia

Charlie "Lucky" Luciano

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Eric Roberts

Ben "Bugsy" Siegel

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Beverly D'Angelo

Teddy Lansky

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Yosef Carmon

Rabbi / Caretaker

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Mosko Alkalai

Jewelry Shopkeeper

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Editing

Fima Noveck

Hasid in Grodno

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Joshua Praw

Eight-Year-Old Meyer Lansky

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Jill Holden

Yetta Lansky

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James Harper

Longy Zwillman

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Octavia Spencer

Evelyn

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Scott Rabinowitz

Zen Ben-Dov

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Adam Hendershott

Irish Boy #2

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Bernardo Hiller

Max Lansky

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Brian Casey

Irish Boy #1

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Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Jake Lansky Ages 9-11

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Jeff Perry

American Lawyer

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Larry Moss

Benjamin Lansky

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Matthew Settle

Bugsy Siegel Ages 17-26

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Max Perlich

Meyer Lansky Ages 19-28

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Ryan Merriman

Meyer Lansky Ages 12-14

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Stanley DeSantis

Arnold Rothstein

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Benjamin Kimball Smith

Irish Gang Leader

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Anthony Medwetz

Benny Siegel - Age 11

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Amit Alon

Boy Outside Jewelry Shop

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Paul Sincoff

Charlie Luciano Ages 17-30

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P.C. Frieberg

Old City Civilian

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Bill Capizzi

Joe 'The Boss' Masseria

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Eric Saiet

IRS Man #1

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Michael Krawic

IRS Man #2

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Brian Frank

Maranzano Deskman

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Ron Gilbert

Salvatore Maranzano

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David Selburg

Maranzano Bookkeeper

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Lawrence Arancio

Buddy's Doctor

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Nick Corello

Albert Anastasia

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Tom La Grua

Frank Costello

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Sal Landi

Joe Adonis

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Dean Norris

Naval Captain

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Randy Polk

Heavyset Man in Cinema

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John Gavigan

Longshoreman

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Robert Miano

Vito Genovese

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Peggy Jo Jacobs

Virginia Hill

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Scott Haven

Flamingo Surveyor

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A.J. Tannen

Reporter at LOD Airport

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Ron Pacheco

Paul Lansky Age 17

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Tom Towles

Henchman at NYC Apartment

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Mitchell Roche

Buddy Lansky Age 19

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Kenneth Meseroll

FBI Agent at NYC Apartment

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Maria Carmen

Conga Dancer

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Peter Siragusa

Moe Dalitz

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Tom Dreesen

Flamingo Emcee / Eddie Shum

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Claudine Barros

Paraguay Stewardess

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Angelo Pagán

Asunción Customs Official #1

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Jeffrey Sharmat

Buddy Lansky Age 10

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Devon Michael

Paul Lansky Age 8

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Arnie Alpert

Asunción Customs Official #2

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Francis Guinan

Senator Estes Kefauver

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Bert Remsen

Senator Tobey

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Ron Perkins

Moses Polakoff

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Michael Townsend Wright

Jake Lansky

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Bix Barnaba

Hallandale Lounge Maitre D'

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Maura Vincent

Hallandale Lounge Waitress

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Diva Haase

Hallandale Lounge Singer

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Michelle Bonilla

Panama Stewardess

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Eddie Driscoll

Super Club Maitre d'

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Peter Dobson

Man at Supper Club

Writing

Raul Guterres

Cuban Revolutionary

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Phil Reeves

FBI Agent on Jetliner

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Susie Spear Purcell

Female Miami Reporter

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Michael Steve Jones

Male Miami Reporter #1

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Matthew Butcher

Male Miami Reporter #2

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Larkin Campbell

Male Miami Reporter #3

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Michael Barrett Caron

Miami Immigration Official #1

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Joey Dee

Miami Immigration Official #2

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Kathe Mazur

Miami Hospital Nurse

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James Noah

Federal Judge

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Lynne Marie Stewart

Waitress at Wolfie's

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Maury Ginsberg

Uri Behar

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Mickey Knox

Older Man at Wolfie's

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Scott Brantley

Brazilian Air Passenger

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Mário Lara

Panamanian

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