Overview
Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (1961)
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Based on
Based on Murder, Inc.
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by Frank De Vol
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gayne Rescher
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Mel BarrScreenplay
- Sid FederNovel
- Burton TurkusNovel
- Irve TunickScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 28, 1960
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Stuart WhitmanJoey Collins
May BrittEadie Collins
Peter FalkAbe Reles
Henry MorganBurton Turkus
Simon OaklandWilliam Tobin
David J. StewartLouis "Lepke" Bucholter
Sarah VaughanSinger
Morey AmsterdamWalter Sage
Eli MintzJoe Rosen- Joseph BernardMendy Weiss
Warren FinnertyBug Workman
Vincent GardeniaLazlo- Helen WatersRose Corsi
- Leon B. StevensLoughran
Howard SmithAlbert Anastasia
Sylvia MilesSadie
Josip ElicAlpert- Lou PolanLouis
- Dorothy StinnetteBetty Shaw
- Bill BassettEadie's Killer
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