23 May 1984
Once Upon a Time in America
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Lucky Luciano
The real story behind Lucky Luciano, the high priest of crime
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of the chief of the Mafia. The US Army seems to refrain from interfering.
Top Billed Cast
Gian Maria Volonté Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Edmond O'Brien Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
Rod Steiger Gene Giannini
Vincent Gardenia Colonel Charles Poletti
Silverio Blasi Italian Captain
Charles Cioffi Vito Genovese
Larry Gates Judge Herlands
Magda Konopka Contessa
Jacques Monod French Commissioner
Karin Petersen Igea Lissoni
Dino Curcio Don Ciccio
Charles Siragusa Himself
Aldo De Martino (uncredited)
Frank Adonis Killer of Gene Giannini in New York (uncredited)
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