The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny) and Michael Lasker (Brian Benben) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after Meyer Lansky), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise though organized crime.
Credits
Gangster Wars Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Jon Polito
He was 30, 65 years old when he died
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as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese |
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Jonathan Banks
He was 34, now 77 years old
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as Dutch Schultz |
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Madeleine Stowe
She was 22, now 66 years old
|
as Ruth Lasker |
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Joe Penny
He was 24, now 68 years old
|
as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel |
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Michael Nouri
He was 35, now 79 years old
|
as Charles "Lucky" Luciano |
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Robert John Burke
He was 20, now 64 years old
|
as Officer Reardon |
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Lelia Goldoni
She was 44, now 88 years old
|
as Mrs Lasker |
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George DiCenzo
He was 40, 70 years old when he died
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as Arnold Rothstein |
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Brian Benben
He was 24, now 68 years old
|
as Michael Lasker |
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Richard S. Castellano
He was 47, 55 years old when he died
|
as Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria |
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Robert Davi
He was 27, now 71 years old
|
as Vito Genovese |
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Joseph Mascolo
He was 52, 87 years old when he died
|
as Salvatore Maranzano |
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Robert F. Lyons
He was 41, now 85 years old
|
as Legs Diamond |
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Louis Giambalvo
He was 36, now 79 years old
|
as Al Capone |
Gangster Wars Crew
