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Lansky (DVD, 1999)

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Experience the riveting drama of the notorious gangster Meyer Lansky in this 1999 film. Starring Richard Dreyfuss and Eric Roberts, this DVD comes factory sealed in a tall/DVD case. With a run time of 116 minutes, this R-rated movie explores Lansky's life as a powerful mob boss and his involvement in organized crime. Get lost in the world of Lansky with this NTSC format DVD from HBO. Released in 1999, this DVD has a region code of 1 for US and Canada. The movie is directed by John Mcnaughton and features a talented cast including Richard Dreyfuss & Co. This DVD is perfect for fans of drama and crime genres alike.

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LANSKY tells the true story of a young immigrant's ascent from poverty to almost unimaginable riches through hard-edged business sense and a ruthless ability to murder anyone who ever got in his way. Richard Dreyfuss stars as Meyer Lansky, a genius white-collar criminal on the run from the FBI. As he hops from country to country in search of asylum, he recounts his years as a dirt-poor youth in New York City's Lower East Side (a vibrant and dangerous multiracial ghetto in the early 1900s); as a rising gang member with such fearsome allies as Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel; and as a wizard of crooked accounting who became one of the most influential figures in the history of American organized crime.Backed by a strong supporting cast (most notably Beverly D'Angelo and Eric Roberts) and sparked by a dynamite David Mamet script, Dreyfuss delivers a powerful and deeply moving performance as the aged mafioso. Produced for HBO, LANSKY did not receive the widespread acclaim it deserved. With LANSKY, director John McNaughton (HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, WILD THINGS) delivers another of his penetrating cinematic investigations of the teeming shadow world undergirding late-20th-century American life.

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0026359147425
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Actor
Richard Dreyfuss & Co.
Director
John Mcnaughton
Rating
R
Format
DVD
Release Year
1999
Movie/TV Title
Lansky
Genre
Drama

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Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
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617
Film Country
USA
Leading Role
Richard Dreyfuss
Release Date
19990727

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by wDeFnLXDTJO@Del...Apr 19, 2012
L A N S K Y (DVD, 1999)
Lanshy is just one more example of a dramatically glamorized drama about the life and times of a killer. I'm not aware of anyone who Meyer Lansky actually killed, himself. But as a member of of a major crime syndicate along with Charles (Lucky) Luciano, Frank Costello, Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel, he surely was equally responsible for the murders of at least dozens of human beings. He was a thug; a smart one, yet still a thug. I have always gotten a kick of amusement from those portrayals of Lansky as the kind old grandfather type celebrating Chanukka, or other religious fiest. The truth is, that in the 1920's and early 1930's he and his associates orchestrated the takeover of the New York mob with the murders of both Faranzano and Masseiria, and most of their lieutenants. This consolidation was so severe and bloody that all the rest agreed to the formation of a commission headed up by Luciano and Costello. Meyer Lansky was basically, the bookkeeper for the whole operation. He wasn't flamboyant like the others, and worked very hard to always be the "invisible man" of the mob. He also had a good reputation as a moneymaker for all involved, which I'm sure was always good for the health. Later in life he allied up with the likes of Santo Traficante and the head of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista. With them, he controlled a large portion of the tourism dollars, gambling and hotel business, and even a portion of the Cuban Lottery. When Castro took over in 1959, Lansky lost everything that he had in Cuba. Even though he had been paying both Batista and Castro, hedging his bets not knowing who would win, he still lost. . .kinda like doing business with the Mafia, HA HA. After trying to find refuge in Israel as a Jewish Refugee and then refused, he offered millions to the governments of Argentina and Brazil for entry, but was refused. He eventually was returned to the USA. He always claimed to be retired and broke, but was reputed to have been worth in excess of $200M when he died.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by mikehoffSep 03, 2006
Lansky
Lansky is a Story of a man,who made his way through life in tough times.Meyer Lansky,and Lucky Luciano and Benjamin Seigel,were the architects of a life people enjoy legally today. Had Meyer been alive today,he would be looked at simply as another businessman,but because he had to make tough choices,history isnt kind to him.This is a great movie,about a great man.
3 out of 5 stars
by thomasr7746Jun 10, 2009
Shooters
worth a watch, Gerald Butlers character was the most exciting but only in the movie for about 5mins towards the end....the two main characters weren't that interesting.

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