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Murder, Inc.

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  • 1h 43m
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Murder, Inc. (1960)
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The rise and fall of a 1930's Brooklyn crime syndicate, known as Murder Incorporated, led by mobster Lepke Buchalter.The rise and fall of a 1930's Brooklyn crime syndicate, known as Murder Incorporated, led by mobster Lepke Buchalter.The rise and fall of a 1930's Brooklyn crime syndicate, known as Murder Incorporated, led by mobster Lepke Buchalter.
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  • Directors
    • Burt Balaban
    • Stuart Rosenberg
  • Writers
    • Irve Tunick(screenplay)
    • Mel Barr(screenplay)
    • Burton Turkus(book "Murder, Inc.")
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • May Britt
    • Henry Morgan
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  • Directors
    • Burt Balaban
    • Stuart Rosenberg
  • Writers
    • Irve Tunick(screenplay)
    • Mel Barr(screenplay)
    • Burton Turkus(book "Murder, Inc.")
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • May Britt
    • Henry Morgan
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    • 30User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    Murder, Inc. (1960)
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    Stuart Whitman in Murder, Inc. (1960)
    Stuart Whitman in Murder, Inc. (1960)
    Henry Morgan in Murder, Inc. (1960)
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    Murder, Inc. (1960)
    Peter Falk, Warren Finnerty, and Stuart Whitman in Murder, Inc. (1960)
    Peter Falk in Murder, Inc. (1960)
    Stuart Whitman in Murder, Inc. (1960)
    Peter Falk and Sylvia Miles in Murder, Inc. (1960)
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    Stuart Whitman
    Stuart Whitman
    • Joey Collinsas Joey Collins
    May Britt
    May Britt
    • Eadie Collinsas Eadie Collins
    Henry Morgan
    Henry Morgan
    • Burton Turkusas Burton Turkus
    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Abe Relesas Abe Reles
    David J. Stewart
    David J. Stewart
    • Louis 'Lepke' Buchalteras Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
    Simon Oakland
    Simon Oakland
    • Det. Sgt. William Tobinas Det. Sgt. William Tobin
    Sarah Vaughan
    Sarah Vaughan
    • Singeras Singer
    Morey Amsterdam
    Morey Amsterdam
    • Walter Sageas Walter Sage
    Eli Mintz
    Eli Mintz
    • Joe Rosenas Joe Rosen
    Joseph Bernard
    • Mendy Weissas Mendy Weiss
    Warren Finnerty
    Warren Finnerty
    • Bug Workmanas Bug Workman
    Vincent Gardenia
    Vincent Gardenia
    • Lazloas Lazlo
    Helen Waters
    • Mrs. Corsias Mrs. Corsi
    Leon B. Stevens
    • Loughranas Loughran
    Howard Smith
    Howard Smith
    • Albert Anastasiaas Albert Anastasia
    • (as Howard I. Smith)
    Sylvia Miles
    Sylvia Miles
    • Sadieas Sadie
    Josip Elic
    Josip Elic
    • 'Red' Alpertas 'Red' Alpert
    Lou Polan
    • Louisas Louis
    • Directors
      • Burt Balaban
      • Stuart Rosenberg
    • Writers
      • Irve Tunick(screenplay)
      • Mel Barr(screenplay)
      • Burton Turkus(book "Murder, Inc.")
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    • Trivia
      Actor, later producer/executive, Robert Evans turned down the part of Reles, because it was "not the lead role" and Peter Falk was cast instead, becoming Falk's first Oscar nominated performance.
    • Goofs
      Several times throughout the movie, the filmmakers apparently forgot that the setting of the drama was the 1930's (and early 1940's). From haircuts and clothing styles to the 1950's era hoodlums that Simon Oakland's character tangles with Rose's place, there are countless mistakes which reveal when the film was shot (vs. when the drama was supposed to take place). Women's hairstyles and fashions are continuously and conspicuously 1960 throughout. Primary cars stay more or less within the era, with a few notable exceptions, but here are frequently more modern, post-WWII era cars in the background.
    • Quotes

      Abe "Kid Twist" Reles: I'm gonna tell you something about women. I never met one that didn't need a rap in the head, and often.

    • Connections
      Featured in Peter Falk versus Columbo (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      The Awakening
      Written by George David Weiss (as George Weiss)

      Performed by Sarah Vaughan

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    7/10
    Falk Steals The Show And Gains A Career
    Murder, Inc. was a B picture and I remember seeing it as a lad as the second part of a double bill back in the days when they had such things. As I was from Brooklyn the whole story of the gang was interesting to a 12 year old. Needless to say the neighborhood of Brownsville had changed quite a bit even in 1960 from 20 years earlier.

    The film is based on a book by the real Burton Turkus who must have consented to the dramatic license taken to bring the story of the taking down of Louis Lepke Burkhalter the only top crime boss to this day ever to get the death penalty. But the atmosphere of the Jewish neighborhood of Brownsville in Brooklyn is certainly captured as is the gang that made the place famous.

    The film's a good one, not great by any means, but decent enough entertainment performed by a cast that are well known as competent players, but no box office draws in this cast. But one of them really made his own career with this film.

    Peter Falk got the part of Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles who is one amoral example of humanity. Like Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano of more recent times in a career where he participated in a couple of dozen contract killings, when he's caught he offers to turn state's evidence. The end he met is part of gangland lore.

    What Falk did was turn in a performance that so impressed the critics that he got an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Remember Murder, Inc. was a B film, released with no fanfare so to speak so Falk's performance got the acclaim it did strictly by word of mouth.

    The competition that year in this category was pretty good. The others who Falk was competing against were Jack Kruschen in The Apartment, Sal Mineo for Exodus, Chill Wills for The Alamo, and the eventual winner, Peter Ustinov for Spartacus. All of those others were high budget feature films with studios behind them with accompanying publicity machinery. Falk may have been there to round out the field, but just the fact he got there is an incredible tribute to his talent and that particular performance.

    Murder, Inc. was not Peter Falk's debut big screen performance, but it is the one that made his career. The rest of the cast which consists of such familiar faces as Stuart Whitman, May Britt, Eli Mintz, Morey Amsterdam, Simon Oakland and Henry Morgan as Burton Turkus perform well enough, but Peter Falk as Reles will never leave you.

    Talk about making one's own breaks.
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    • Release date
      • October 14, 1960 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Unterwelt
    • Filming locations
      • Riegelmann Boardwalk and West 29th Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Princess Production Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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