Lepke (film)
Appearance
Lepke | |
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Directed by | Menahem Golan |
Screenplay by | |
Story by | Wesley Lau |
Produced by | Menahem Golan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Andrew Davis |
Music by | Kenneth Wannberg |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $900,000[2] |
Lepke is a 1975 film starring Tony Curtis as the Jewish American gangster Louis "Lepke" Buchalter.[3] It is often regarded by film fans as one of Tony Curtis's most underrated movies and one of his finest performances.
Cast
- Tony Curtis – Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
- Anjanette Comer – Bernice Meyer
- Michael Callan – Robert Kane
- Warren Berlinger – Gurrah Shapiro
- Gianni Russo – Albert Anastasia
- Milton Berle – Mr. Meyer
- Vic Tayback – Lucky Luciano
- Mary Charlotte Wilcox - Marion
Production
In his 2008 autobiography American Prince Curtis admitted becoming heavily addicted to cocaine during filming; this addiction would last for a decade and significantly derailed his already troubled film career.
Release
The film was sold to Warner Bros for $1.75 million.[2]
References
- ^ "Lepke". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ a b Andrew Yule, Hollywood a Go-Go: The True Story of the Cannon Film Empire, Sphere Books, 1987, p. 10. ISBN 978-0722193891.
- ^ "Lepke (1975)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2015-09-23.