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{{short description|2021 crime film by Eytan Rockaway}}
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| name = Lansky | name = Lansky
| image = | image = Lansky poster.jpg
| alt = | alt =
| caption = | caption = Official poster
| director = ] | director = ]
| producer = {{Plainlist| | producer = {{Plainlist|
* Robert Ogden Barnum * Robert Ogden Barnum
* Lee Broda * ]
* Jeff Hoffman * Jeff Hoffman
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* ] * ]
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* David Cade
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⚫ | music = Max Aruj
| cinematography = Peter Flinckenberg | cinematography = Peter Flinckenberg
| editing = | editing = {{Plainlist|
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* Martin Hunter
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| distributor = | studio = Above the Clouds
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| released = {{Film date|2021|6|25}}
| runtime = 119 minutes<ref name="BOM">{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt5078852/ | title=''Lansky'' (2021) |publisher=]| access-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref>
| country = United States | country = United States
| language = English | language = English
| budget = $5 million<ref name="budget">{{cite magazine |last=Barrett |first=Claire | url=https://www.historynet.com/lansky-film-takes-closer-look-at-the-financial-wizard-of-organized-crime.htm | title='Lansky' Film Takes Closer Look at the Financial Wizard of Organized Crime |magazine=] |date=June 30, 2021 | access-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref>
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'''Lansky''' is an upcoming American ] ] film about the famous gangster ], written and directed by ]. It stars ], ], ], ], ], David Cade, ], ] and ]. '''''Lansky''''' is a 2021 American ] ] about the famous gangster ], written and directed by ]. It stars ], ], ], ], ], and ].

It was released on June 25, 2021, by ].

==Plot==
When the aging ] is investigated one last time by the ], who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of ] and the ].


==Cast== ==Cast==
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* ] as David Stone * ] as David Stone
* ] as Anne Lansky * ] as Anne Lansky
* ] as Young Buddy Lansky
** Beau Hart as Child Buddy Lansky
* ] as Dafne * ] as Dafne
* David Cade as ] * David Cade as ]
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* ] as Yoram Alroy * ] as Yoram Alroy
* ] as Maureen * ] as Maureen
* ] as ] * ] as ]
* James Moses Black as R.J. Campbell * James Moses Black as R.J. Campbell
* Claudio Bellante as ]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/B8zYwS4FYnR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link</ref> * Claudio Bellante as ]
* ] as Greg Kunz


==Production== ==Production==
In May 2019, it was announced ], ], ] and ] had joined the cast of the film, with ] and ] in negotiations to join with ] directing from a screenplay he wrote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/harvey-keitel-meyer-lansky-sam-worthington-austin-stowell-voltage-pictures-1203218566/|title=Harvey Keitel to Play Gangster Meyer Lansky in Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)|website=]|first=Stewart|last=Clarke|date=May 17, 2019|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, it was announced ], ], ], David Cade, ], ] and ] had joined the cast of the film, with Cohen, Stowell, Daddario and Danza no longer attached.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/minka-kelly-titans-friday-night-lights-actress-joins-lansky-sam-worthington-harvey-keitel-1202859471/|title=‘Lansky’: DC ‘Titans’ Actress Minka Kelly & More Join Harvey Keitel & Sam Worthington In Gangster Epic – EFM|website=]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 13, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> In May 2019, it was announced ], ], ], and ] had joined the cast of the film, with ] and ] in negotiations to join with ] directing from a screenplay he wrote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/harvey-keitel-meyer-lansky-sam-worthington-austin-stowell-voltage-pictures-1203218566/|title=Harvey Keitel to Play Gangster Meyer Lansky in Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)|website=]|first=Stewart|last=Clarke|date=May 17, 2019|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, it was announced ], ], ], David Cade, ], ],
and ] had joined the cast of the film, with Cohen, Stowell, Daddario, and Danza no longer attached to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/minka-kelly-titans-friday-night-lights-actress-joins-lansky-sam-worthington-harvey-keitel-1202859471/|title='Lansky': DC 'Titans' Actress Minka Kelly & More Join Harvey Keitel & Sam Worthington In Gangster Epic – EFM|website=]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 13, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>

⚫ ] lasted 20 days in ] in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madeinalabama.com/2020/02/alabama-film-industry-set-for-blockbuster-year-after-record-2019/|title=Alabama film industry set for blockbuster year after record 2019|website=Made in Alabama|first=Jerry|last=Underwood|date=February 19, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref><ref name="budget"/>

==Release==
In May 2021, ] acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a theatrical and on VOD release on June 25, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2021/05/vertical-entertainment-lansky-harvey-keitel-sam-worthington-1234760366/|title= Vertical Entertainment Lands Rights To Crime Drama 'Lansky' Starring Harvey Keitel and Sam Worthington|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=May 19, 2021|access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref><ref name="TN">{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Lansky#tab=summary |title=''Lansky'' (2021) - Financial Information |publisher=]. Nash Information Services, LLC |access-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref><ref name="RT">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lansky_2021 |title=''Lansky'' (2021) |publisher=]. ] |access-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|64|6.20|44|access-date=February 2, 2022}} The website's critics consensus reads, "Harvey Keitel delivers a reliably powerful performance as the title character, but ''Lansky'' lets him down with flawed storytelling and an overload of clichés."<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|type=m|id=lansky_2021|title=Lansky (2021) |access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref> On ], the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lansky |title= Lansky Reviews |publisher=] |website= ] |access-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref>


] from '']'' wrote "Keitel infuses his performance here with more than enough lion-in-winter gravitas to dominate every moment he is on screen, and quite a few when he isn't."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lansky-review-harvey-keitel-1235005018/ |title='Lansky' Review: Harvey Keitel Propels an Uneven Biopic About Notorious Mobster Meyer Lansky |first=Joe |last=Leydon |author-link=Joe Leydon |magazine=Variety|date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref> ] from '']'' said "Harvey Keitel takes a swing at portraying the 'Mob's Accountant' and Keitel is as reliable as he's always been - but while this is a well-filmed and well-acted story, much of the material has been covered in superior movies."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/6/23/22543634/lansky-review-harvey-keitel-movie-sam-worthington-minka-kelly |title='Lansky' fails to capitalize on its chief asset: Meyer Lansky |first=Richard |last=Roeper |author-link=Richard Roeper |newspaper=] |date=June 23, 2021 |access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref>
⚫ ] began in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madeinalabama.com/2020/02/alabama-film-industry-set-for-blockbuster-year-after-record-2019/|title=Alabama film industry set for blockbuster year after record 2019|website=Made in Alabama|first=Jerry|last=Underwood|date=February 19, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 22 December 2024

2021 crime film by Eytan Rockaway

Lansky
Official poster
Directed byEytan Rockaway
Written byEytan Rockaway
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Flinckenberg
Edited by
Music byMax Aruj
Production
company		Above the Clouds
Distributed by
Release date
  • June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
Running time119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million

Lansky is a 2021 American biographical crime drama about the famous gangster Meyer Lansky, written and directed by Eytan Rockaway. It stars Harvey Keitel, Sam Worthington, AnnaSophia Robb, Minka Kelly, David James Elliott, and John Magaro.

It was released on June 25, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.

Plot

When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the FBI, who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder, Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.

Cast

Production

In May 2019, it was announced Harvey Keitel, Sam Worthington, Emory Cohen, and Austin Stowell had joined the cast of the film, with Alexandra Daddario and Tony Danza in negotiations to join with Eytan Rockaway directing from a screenplay he wrote. In February 2020, it was announced AnnaSophia Robb, Jackie Cruz, John Magaro, David Cade, David James Elliott, Alon Abutbul, and Minka Kelly had joined the cast of the film, with Cohen, Stowell, Daddario, and Danza no longer attached to it.

Principal photography lasted 20 days in Alabama in February 2020.

Release

In May 2021, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a theatrical and on VOD release on June 25, 2021.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 64% of 44 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.20/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Harvey Keitel delivers a reliably powerful performance as the title character, but Lansky lets him down with flawed storytelling and an overload of clichés." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Joe Leydon from Variety wrote "Keitel infuses his performance here with more than enough lion-in-winter gravitas to dominate every moment he is on screen, and quite a few when he isn't." Richard Roeper from Chicago Sun Times said "Harvey Keitel takes a swing at portraying the 'Mob's Accountant' and Keitel is as reliable as he's always been - but while this is a well-filmed and well-acted story, much of the material has been covered in superior movies."

References

  1. "Lansky (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Barrett, Claire (June 30, 2021). "'Lansky' Film Takes Closer Look at the Financial Wizard of Organized Crime". HistoryNet. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  3. Clarke, Stewart (May 17, 2019). "Harvey Keitel to Play Gangster Meyer Lansky in Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 13, 2020). "'Lansky': DC 'Titans' Actress Minka Kelly & More Join Harvey Keitel & Sam Worthington In Gangster Epic – EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  5. Underwood, Jerry (February 19, 2020). "Alabama film industry set for blockbuster year after record 2019". Made in Alabama. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  6. Kroll, Justin (May 19, 2021). "Vertical Entertainment Lands Rights To Crime Drama 'Lansky' Starring Harvey Keitel and Sam Worthington". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  7. "Lansky (2021) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  8. "Lansky (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  9. "Lansky (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. "Lansky Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  11. Leydon, Joe (June 24, 2021). "'Lansky' Review: Harvey Keitel Propels an Uneven Biopic About Notorious Mobster Meyer Lansky". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  12. Roeper, Richard (June 23, 2021). "'Lansky' fails to capitalize on its chief asset: Meyer Lansky". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

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