Lansky
Lansky
1999
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 56m
Famed American playwright David Mamet penned this biopic about the infamous Meyer Lansky (Richard Dreyfuss), a big-city crime boss with a razor-sharp intellect. The film delves into Lansky's youth as a Jewish immigrant, who uses his brainpower to eventually rule the organized crime world. Along with his old friend, Ben "Bugsy" Siegel (Eric Roberts), Lansky dreams up the city of Las Vegas to make sure crime will always pay.
Directed by:
John McNaughton
17 total credits
John McNaughton has 17 credits at Criticker, including: Wild Things, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad Dog and Glory and The Harvest
Writer:
David Mamet
45 total credits
You know you're watching a work by David Mamet as soon as the characters start speaking. His dialogue, or Mamet-speak, is instantly recognizable for its strange cadence and occasional vulgarity. He's been nominated for two Oscars -- for 1997's Wag the Dog and 1982's the Verdict.
Starring:
Beverly D'Angelo
74 total credits
Beverly D'Angelo (born November 15, 1951) is an American actress and singer. D'Angelo began work in the theatre, appearing on Broadway in 1976 in Rockabye Hamlet (also known as Kronborg: 1582) a musical based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. Although the production was a failure, running less than a month, D'Angelo's performance as Ophelia attracted positive attention.[citation needed]After gaining minor roles in movies including Annie Hall...(Wikipedia)
93 total credits
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob?, Poseidon and Mr. Holland's Opus.Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus...(Wikipedia)
68 total credits
Anthony LaPaglia has 68 credits at Criticker, including: Happy Feet, Analyze That, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Empire Records and The Client
49 total credits
Illeana Douglas has 49 credits at Criticker, including: Ghost World, Cape Fear, The Last Temptation of Christ, Stir of Echoes and To Die For
4 total credits
Ron Gilbert has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Lansky, Intoxicating, Hard Luck and The Edge
353 total credits
Eric Roberts has 353 credits at Criticker, including: The Dark Knight, The Cable Guy, The Expendables, Inherent Vice and The Specialist
63 total credits
Octavia Spencer has 63 credits at Criticker, including: Spider-Man, Bad Santa, Snowpiercer, S.W.A.T. and Drag Me to Hell
53 total credits
Dean Norris has 53 credits at Criticker, including: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Little Miss Sunshine, Starship Troopers, Total Recall and Breaking Bad
2 total credits
James Harper has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Lansky and Sea Bride - June 3, 1954
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Cast & Info
Directed by:
John McNaughton 17 total credits
John McNaughton has 17 credits at Criticker, including: Wild Things, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad Dog and Glory and The Harvest
Writer:
David Mamet 45 total credits
You know you're watching a work by David Mamet as soon as the characters start speaking. His dialogue, or Mamet-speak, is instantly recognizable for its strange cadence and occasional vulgarity. He's been nominated for two Oscars -- for 1997's Wag the Dog and 1982's the Verdict.
Starring:
Beverly D'Angelo 74 total credits
Beverly D'Angelo (born November 15, 1951) is an American actress and singer. D'Angelo began work in the theatre, appearing on Broadway in 1976 in Rockabye Hamlet (also known as Kronborg: 1582) a musical based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. Although the production was a failure, running less than a month, D'Angelo's performance as Ophelia attracted positive attention.[citation needed]After gaining minor roles in movies including Annie Hall...(Wikipedia)
93 total credits
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob?, Poseidon and Mr. Holland's Opus.Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus...(Wikipedia)
68 total credits
Anthony LaPaglia has 68 credits at Criticker, including: Happy Feet, Analyze That, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Empire Records and The Client
49 total credits
Illeana Douglas has 49 credits at Criticker, including: Ghost World, Cape Fear, The Last Temptation of Christ, Stir of Echoes and To Die For
4 total credits
Ron Gilbert has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Lansky, Intoxicating, Hard Luck and The Edge
353 total credits
Eric Roberts has 353 credits at Criticker, including: The Dark Knight, The Cable Guy, The Expendables, Inherent Vice and The Specialist
63 total credits
Octavia Spencer has 63 credits at Criticker, including: Spider-Man, Bad Santa, Snowpiercer, S.W.A.T. and Drag Me to Hell
53 total credits
Dean Norris has 53 credits at Criticker, including: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Little Miss Sunshine, Starship Troopers, Total Recall and Breaking Bad
2 total credits
James Harper has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Lansky and Sea Bride - June 3, 1954
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