Meyer Lansky
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Lansky is a 1999 American made-for-television crime drama film written by David Mamet and directed by John McNaughton. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as the famous gangster Meyer Lansky, Eric Roberts as Bugsy Siegel, and Ryan Merriman as the young Lansky.
Feb 27, 1999 · Richard Dreyfuss stars in this compelling, fact-based movie about notorious mobster Meyer Lansky, chronicling his beginnings as a Jewish immigrant to his successful career in gambling, bootlegging and racketeering--and eventually murder.
- (2K)
- Crime, Drama
- John McNaughton
- 1999-02-27
Richard Dreyfuss stars as Meyer Lansky, the financial genius behind the rise of organized crime in America. Critics and audiences panned the film for its historical inaccuracies, sluggish pacing, and predictable plot.
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- John Mcnaughton
- TV-MA
- Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss stars in this compelling, fact-based movie about notorious mobster Meyer Lansky, chronicling his beginnings as a Jewish immigrant to his successful career in gambling, bootlegging and racketeering--and eventually murder.
Richard Dreyfuss stars in this compelling, fact-based movie about notorious mobster Meyer Lansky, chronicling his beginnings as a Jewish immigrant to his successful career in gambling, bootlegging and racketeering-and eventually murder.
Feb 27, 1999 · 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.
Based on the true story of Meyer Lansky, a young Jewish immigrant who grew up on the streets of New York at the turn of the century and embarked on a life of crime. Graduating from gambling to theft to murder, Lansky partnered with childhood friend Ben "Bugsy" Siegel and earned notoriety that...
