Lansky (1999 film)

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Lansky
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Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Meyer Lansky: Mogul of the Mob by Uri Dan Dennis Eisenberg Eli Landau
Written by	David Mamet
Directed by	John McNaughton
Starring	Richard Dreyfuss Eric Roberts Illeana Douglas Ryan Merriman Beverly D'Angelo Anthony LaPaglia
Music by	George S. Clinton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Frederick Zollo Nicholas Paleologos David Mamet
Producer	Fred C. Caruso
Cinematography	John A. Alonzo
Editor	Elena Maganini
Running time	114 minutes
Production companies	HBO Pictures Frederick Zollo Productions
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)
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Lansky is a 1999 American crime drama television film directed by John McNaughton and written by David Mamet, based in part on the 1979 biography Meyer Lansky: Mogul of the Mob by Uri Dan, Dennis Eisenberg, and Eli Landau. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as the famous gangster Meyer Lansky, Eric Roberts as Bugsy Siegel, and Ryan Merriman as the young Lansky. Illeana Douglas, Beverly D'Angelo, and Anthony LaPaglia also star. The film aired on HBO on February 27, 1999.