Discover
Meyer Lansky, the man who organized crime. Along with Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano, Lansky creates a crime 'syndicate', organized and structured to make it as efficient and as profitable as any business in America. 'Lansky' traces his rise from poverty as a young immigrant to a leader in the crime syndicates of the 30's & 40's.
Original Release
02/27/1999
US Release
02/27/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Dreyfuss | Meyer Lansky |
Yosef Carmon | Rabbi / Caretaker |
Mosko Alkalai | Jewelry Shopkeeper |
Fima Noveck | Hasid in Grodno |
Joshua Praw | Meyer Lansky Age 8 / Eight-Year-Old Meyer Lansky |
Bernardo Hiller | Max Lansky |
Jill Holden | Yetta Lansky |
Larry Moss | Benjamin Lansky |
Christopher Marquette | Jake Lansky Ages 9-11 |
Ryan Merriman | Meyer Lansky Ages 12-14 |
Directors
Writers
Uri Dan, Dennis Eisenberg, Eli Landau, David Mamet
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Dreyfuss | Meyer Lansky |
Yosef Carmon | Rabbi / Caretaker |
Mosko Alkalai | Jewelry Shopkeeper |
Fima Noveck | Hasid in Grodno |
Joshua Praw | Meyer Lansky Age 8 / Eight-Year-Old Meyer Lansky |
Bernardo Hiller | Max Lansky |
Jill Holden | Yetta Lansky |
Larry Moss | Benjamin Lansky |
Christopher Marquette | Jake Lansky Ages 9-11 |
Ryan Merriman | Meyer Lansky Ages 12-14 |
Benjamin Kimball Smith | Irish Gang Leader |
Brian Casey | Irish Boy #1 |
Adam Hendershott | Irish Boy #2 |
Daniel Sagal | Irish Boy #3 |
Anthony Medwetz | Benny Siegel Age 11 |
Amit Alon | Boy Outside Jewelry Shop |
Paul Sincoff | Charlie Luciano Ages 17-30 |
P.C. Frieberg | Old City Civilian |
Max Perlich | Meyer Lansky Ages 19-28 |
Matthew Settle | Bugsy Siegel Ages 17-26 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Mamet | Executive Producer |
Nicholas Paleologos | Executive Producer |
Frederick Zollo | Executive Producer |
Bostic Beard | Producer |
Fred C. Caruso | Producer |
Juanita Diana Feeney | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |