The Gangster Chronicles (1981– )

Stars:

Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Brian Benben

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Nouri	...	Charles "Lucky" Luciano

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Gangster Chronicles: An American Story

Filming Locations:

Capitola, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 50 min (13 episodes) 60 min

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Michael Lasker was based on Meyer Lansky. The name was changed because Lansky was still living at the time.

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Connections

Edited into Gangster Wars (1981)

User Reviews

Gangster Chronicles

I own a VHS of the Gangster Chronicles from the mini series but I think I may be missing some episodes. I have about 5 hrs without commercials.

I just bought the Gangster Wars on DVD but its condensed to about 2 hrs.

The Godfather was great( at least 1 & 2) but The Gangster Chronicles is better in my opinion as they were real characters. I mean who really is Vito Corleone? Is it Luciano or Genovese or Anastasia?

My father got me interested in Gangster movies when I was a young kid as my father was born and raised in Brownsville,NY. My Grandfather was even involved in a shootout with Murder Inc.

I wish I could go back to the 20s and I would have ran sh*t