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Lepke (1975)

“He was the king of crime when crime was king.”
★ 4.97 votes ⏱ 1 h 50 min Rating R

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.

Lepke is a 1975 movie. Genres: Crime, Drama. Directed by Menahem Golan. Main cast: Tony Curtis, Anjanette Comer, Michael Callan, Warren Berlinger, Gianni Russo. Runtime: 110 minutes. Its average rating is 4.9 out of 10, from 7 votes.

Release dateMay 23, 1975
Runtime1 h 50 min
DirectorMenahem Golan
ScreenplayTamar Simon Hoffs, Wesley Lau
Original languageEN

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