Movie

Lepke (1975)

• R
• May 23, 1975
• 1h 50m

• Drama
• Crime

“He was the king of crime when crime was king.”

Overview

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.

Director

Menahem Golan

Writers

Tamar Simon Hoffs, Wesley Lau

Starring

Tony Curtis, Anjanette Comer, Michael Callan