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Lepke

Year:

1975

Duration:

110 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

5.5

Director:

Menahem Golan

Details

Country: Israel

Release Date: 1975-05-23

Filming Locations: Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

T.J. Castronovo

Tony Curtis

Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter

Anjanette Comer

Bernice Meyer

Michael Callan

Robert Kane

Warren Berlinger

Gurrah Shapiro

Gianni Russo

Albert Anastasia

Vic Tayback

Lucky Luciano

Mary Charlotte Wilcox

Marion

Milton Berle

Mr. Meyer

Jack Ackerman

Little Augie

Louis Guss

Max Rubin

Vaughn Meader

Walter Winchell

Lillian Adams

Mama Meyer

Albert Cole

Gross

Zitto Kazann

Abe (Kid Twist) Reles

Johnny Silver

Schwartz

J.S. Johnson

Mendy Weiss

Simmy Bow

Tannenbaum

John Durren

Dutch Schultz

Barry Miller

Young Lepke

John Ian Jacobs

Big Hesh

Matt Greene

Skinny

Richard C. Adams

Thomas Dewey

Sam Solomon

Butcher

Jeannine Brown

Prostitute

Raymond Cavaleri

Gino

Norman Pauker

Rabbi

Zachary Berger

Mr. Stern

Russ Grieve

Judge

Buck Young

Second Reporter

Ida Mae McKenzie

Mrs. Shea

Jack Tesler

Feldman

Joseph Kim

Lin Phoo

Casey Morgan

Young Gurrah Shapiro

Erwin Fuller

J. Edgar Hoover

Ken Del Conte

Lansing

Ben Freedman

Newspaper Vendor

Richard Kennedy

Desk Sergeant

Dick Winslow

Piano Player

Wesley Lau

First Detective

Jim Hayes

Second Detective

Guy Christopher

First Reporter

James D. Maloney

Young Kane

Robin Chesler

Sarah

Josef Behrens

Violinist

Crane Jackson

First Judge

Michael Masters

Striker (as Mike Masters)

Marco Goldstein

Cantor

Sy Kramer

Sam Bernstein

Vincent Di Paolo

Angelo

Deborah Romare

Little Girl (as Deborah Blanchette)

Fred Fried

Lepke's Henchman (uncredited)

Lowell Pass

(uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

First of only two ever cinema movies to feature the real-life character of mobster Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter. The second was around six years later with 1981's Gangster Wars (1981).

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Film debut of Barry Miller.

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Debut produced cinema movie screenplay for both of the film's writers Wesley Lau and Tamar Simon Hoffs.

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Goofs

As he eats his last meal (while receiving a visit from Robert Kane), Lepke drinks from a water glass. No prison would have permitted such a breach of security, particularly for a condemned man in his final hours, because of the potential use of broken glass as a weapon of suicide or homicide.

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For this same reason, Lepke would not have been called out of hiding to attend a meeting at Luciano's house. Lepke went into hiding in 1937 until 1939, and Luciano was in prison this entire time.

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Another example of men's grooming that was much closer to 1975 than to the supposed time frame of the film are the full-brush style mustaches worn by Thomas E. Dewey, as well as by both the Sing Sing executioner and warden.

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Quotes

Storekeeper: It's bad enough I have to pay those wops. Now I have to pay you too? Tomorrow the Irish will come. So enough...kill me already! Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Lepke: You know, we could do with better movies. How about a nice love story or something, instead of this gangster shit?

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Bernice: Papa, I wish I was. I wish I was a whore. Then I could walk out of here with you. But I can't. I just can't leave him Papa. I love him!

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Lepke: Call Bernice. Tell her I'm gonna be a little late for dinner.

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