Biopic of the infamous gangster who is widely attributed with organizing the mafia into a national crime organization in the USA. The Lansky family migrated to the US when he was only 8 years old and by the time he was a teenager, he developed an interest in gambling and saw the potential profit. With his good friend Ben Siegel providing the muscle, he graduated from back alley games to a small gambling den. Along with a new partner, Charles Luciano, the three men kill two major bosses and establish themselves as major gangsters. Lansky further organizes the US mafia and became the major force behind gambling in Havana. In old age, he tried to establish residence in Israel but was forced to return to the US to face prosecution.
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