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'''''Mobsters''''' is a [[1991 in film|1991]] [[Crime film|crime]]-[[drama film]] detailing the creation of the [[National Crime Syndicate]]/[[The Commission]]. Set in [[New York, New York|New York City]] during the [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]] era, it is a semi-fictitious account of the rise of [[Lucky Luciano|Charles "Lucky" Luciano]], [[Meyer Lansky]], [[Frank Costello]], and [[Bugsy Siegel | Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel]]. The film focuses primarily on Luciano and Lansky as they rise from petty criminals and [[Rum-running|bootleggers]] to push aside the old guard of the [[Mafia#American_Cosa_Nostra| Mafia]] and eventually establish [[The Commission (mafia) | The Commission]], which set up the New York Mafia into five separate families. |
'''''Mobsters''''' is a [[1991 in film|1991]] [[Crime film|crime]]-[[drama film]] detailing the creation of the [[National Crime Syndicate]]/[[The Commission]]. Set in [[New York, New York|New York City]] during the [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]] era, it is a semi-fictitious account of the rise of [[Lucky Luciano|Charles "Lucky" Luciano]], [[Meyer Lansky]], [[Frank Costello]], and [[Bugsy Siegel | Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel]]. The film focuses primarily on Luciano and Lansky as they rise from petty criminals and [[Rum-running|bootleggers]] to push aside the old guard of the [[Mafia#American_Cosa_Nostra| Mafia]] and eventually establish [[The Commission (mafia) | The Commission]], which set up the New York Mafia into five separate families. |
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[[Christian Slater]] (Luciano), [[Patrick Dempsey]] (Lansky), [[Richard Grieco]] (Siegel), and [[Costas Mandylor]] (Costello) star as the eponymous protagonists; the supporting cast includes [[F. Murray Abraham]] as [[Arnold Rothstein]], [[Anthony Quinn]] as [[Joe Masseria]], [[Michael Gambon]] as Salvatore "Faranzano" (although in reality, the man portrayed was [[Salvatore Maranzano]]), [[Chris Penn]], and [[Lara Flynn Boyle]] as a Flapper/[[Moll]] created largely to provide the requisite love interest demanded in typical [[Hollywood]] films.There's a Mobsters game on My Space it will be a bored game were you fight off different players. |
[[Christian Slater]] (Luciano), [[Patrick Dempsey]] (Lansky), [[Richard Grieco]] (Siegel), and [[Costas Mandylor]] (Costello) star as the eponymous protagonists; the supporting cast includes [[F. Murray Abraham]] as [[Arnold Rothstein]], [[Anthony Quinn]] as [[Joe Masseria]], [[Michael Gambon]] as Salvatore "Faranzano" (although in reality, the man portrayed was [[Salvatore Maranzano]]), [[Chris Penn]], and [[Lara Flynn Boyle]] as a Flapper/[[Moll]] created largely to provide the requisite love interest demanded in typical [[Hollywood]] films.There's a Mobsters game on My Space it will be a bored game were you fight off different players. it has over Million users. |
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| Directed by | Michael Karbelnikoff |
| Produced by | Jim Ballantine Carolyn Bates |
| Starring | Christian Slater Patrick Dempsey Richard Grieco Costas Mandylor Michael Gambon Anthony Quinn F. Murray Abraham Chris Penn Lara Flynn Boyle |
| Music by | Michael Small |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | July 26, 1991 |
Running time | 104 min. |
| Language | English |
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Mobsters is a 1991 crime-drama film detailing the creation of the National Crime Syndicate/The Commission. Set in New York City during the prohibition era, it is a semi-fictitious account of the rise of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. The film focuses primarily on Luciano and Lansky as they rise from petty criminals and bootleggers to push aside the old guard of the Mafia and eventually establish The Commission, which set up the New York Mafia into five separate families.
Christian Slater (Luciano), Patrick Dempsey (Lansky), Richard Grieco (Siegel), and Costas Mandylor (Costello) star as the eponymous protagonists; the supporting cast includes F. Murray Abraham as Arnold Rothstein, Anthony Quinn as Joe Masseria, Michael Gambon as Salvatore "Faranzano" (although in reality, the man portrayed was Salvatore Maranzano), Chris Penn, and Lara Flynn Boyle as a Flapper/Moll created largely to provide the requisite love interest demanded in typical Hollywood films.There's a Mobsters game on My Space it will be a bored game were you fight off different players. Today it has over 4 Million users.