Movie · 1975
Lepke
“He was the king of crime when crime was king.”
Released 23 May 1975 110 min Drama / Crime More from 1975 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Lepke is the feared leader of "Murder Incorporated" in this underworld drama based on the life of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter. Lepke began his criminal career as a petty thief in his teens; a stretch in prison taught him the finer points of life on the wrong side of the law. After getting out of jail, Lepke and his pal Gurrah Shapiro join a gang who hire themselves out as strikebreakers, and the vicious but clever Lepke soon rises through the ranks.
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How old were they?
Milton Berle
as Mr. Meyer
Louis Guss
as Max Rubin
Lillian Adams
as Mama Meyer
Simmy Bow
as Albert Tannenbaum
Russ Grieve
as Judge
Tony Curtis
as Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
Vic Tayback
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Michael Callan
as Robert Kane
Warren Berlinger
as Gurrah Shapiro
Anjanette Comer
as Bernice Meyer
Gianni Russo
as Albert Anastasia
Zitto Kazann
as Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles
Mary Charlotte Wilcox
as Marion
Barry Miller
as Young Lepke
Jack Ackerman
as Little Augie
Albert Cole
as Gross
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The numbers
49years between the oldest and youngest billed
66Milton Berle — oldest on the call sheet
17Barry Miller — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast