Lepke (film)
| Lepke | |
|---|---|
| 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 critics 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 – Jacob 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.
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Categories:
- 1975 films
- American films
- 1970s crime drama films
- Films about Jewish-American organized crime
- Biographical films about mobsters
- Films set in the 1920s
- Films set in the 1930s
- Films set in the 1940s
- Cultural depictions of Louis Buchalter
- Cultural depictions of Albert Anastasia
- Cultural depictions of Lucky Luciano
- Films directed by Menahem Golan
- Biographical film stubs