Harvey Keitel is Meyer Lansky, a man with a terminal illness, telling his story to reporter David Stone (Sam Worthington, from Avatar). Along the way, we hear about his dealings with Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, and Chuck Luciano, all the famous figures in organized crime history. Seems to be similar to the Richard Dreyfuss tv movie version from 1999. That one was nominated for an emmy! From HBO, and rated R. This current version seems to include a LOT more violence, and details on the murders. Also rated R. Lansky is spilling his guts to the reporter in a restaurant, and WE know that the feds know it, so .... it's probably only a matter of time.... John Magaro plays the younger Meyer Lansky, in the early years. And apparently, Lansky headed up more than the U. S. mob... he was also in charge of the cuba casinos. Directed by Eytan Rockaway; story by Eytan and Robert Rockaway. Seems to be pretty accurate. I didn't know that Luciano was let out of jail early on the condition that the mob found and eradicated the spies on the waterfront.
