Lansky (1999)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.644 |
Directed By
John McNaughton
Crew
John McNaughton
Uri Dan
Dennis Eisenberg
Eli Landau
John A. Alonzo
Elena Maganini
Edward T. McAvoy
Brad Ricker
Jan Pascale
Kimberly A. Tillman
David Mamet
Casey O'Neill
Caryn Mower
TOP CAST
Richard Dreyfuss
Meyer Lansky
Illeana Douglas
Anna Lansky
Anthony LaPaglia
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Eric Roberts
Ben "Bugsy" Siegel
Beverly D'Angelo
Teddy Lansky
Yosef Carmon
Rabbi / Caretaker
Mosko Alkalai
Jewelry Shopkeeper
Fima Noveck
Hasid in Grodno
Joshua Praw
Eight-Year-Old Meyer Lansky
Jill Holden
Yetta Lansky
James Harper
Longy Zwillman
Octavia Spencer
Evelyn
Scott Rabinowitz
Zen Ben-Dov
Adam Hendershott
Irish Boy #2
Bernardo Hiller
Max Lansky
Brian Casey
Irish Boy #1
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Jake Lansky Ages 9-11
Jeff Perry
American Lawyer
Larry Moss
Benjamin Lansky
Matthew Settle
Bugsy Siegel Ages 17-26
Max Perlich
Meyer Lansky Ages 19-28
Ryan Merriman
Meyer Lansky Ages 12-14
Stanley DeSantis
Arnold Rothstein
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