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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = The Gangster Chronicles
| image = The Gangster Chronicles.jpg
| image =
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| runtime = {{Plain list |
| runtime = {{Plain list |
* 60 minutes per episode
* 60 minutes per episode
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| creator =
| creator =
| director = [[Richard C. Sarafian]]
| director = [[Richard C. Sarafian]]
| writer = David Assael<br>Art Eisenson<br>Stephen McPherson<br>Mark Rodgers
| writer = David Assael<br />Art Eisenson<br />Stephen McPherson<br />Mark Rodgers
| executive_producer = Matthew Rapf
| executive_producer = [[Matthew Rapf]]
| starring = [[Michael Nouri]]<br>[[Joe Penny]]<br>[[Jon Polito]]<br>[[Madeleine Stowe]]<br>[[Markie Post]]<br>[[Robert Davi]]<br>[[Brian Benben]]<br>[[Louis Giambalvo]]<br>[[E.G. Marshall]] <br>[[Karen Kondazian]]
| starring = [[Michael Nouri]]<br />[[Joe Penny]]<br />[[Jon Polito]]<br />[[Madeleine Stowe]]<br />[[Markie Post]]<br />[[Robert Davi]]<br />[[Brian Benben]]<br />[[Louis Giambalvo]]<br />[[E.G. Marshall]] <br />[[Karen Kondazian]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| network = [[NBC]]
| network = [[NBC]]
| first_aired = February 2, 1981
| first_aired = {{start date|1981|2|2}}
| last_aired = May 8, 1981
| last_aired = {{end date|1981|5|8}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13
| num_episodes = 13
| theme_music_composer = [[Billy Goldenberg]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Billy Goldenberg]]
| location = [[Capitola, California]]<br/>[[Santa Cruz, California]]
| location = [[Capitola, California]]<br />[[Santa Cruz, California]]
| distributor =
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'''''The Gangster Chronicles''''' is an [[NBC]] [[United States|American]] television crime drama [[miniseries]] starring [[Michael Nouri]], [[Joe Penny]], [[Jon Polito]], [[Louis Giambalvo]], [[Kathleen Lloyd]], [[Madeleine Stowe]], Chad Redding, [[Markie Post]], [[Allan Arbus]], James Andronica, [[Robert Davi]], [[Joseph Mascolo]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://people.com/tv/joseph-mascolo-days-of-our-lives-actor-dies-at-87-obituary/|title=Joseph Mascolo, Days of Our LivesActor, Dies at 87|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|first=Natalie|last=Stone|location=United States|date=December 9, 2016|accessdate=December 11, 2016}}</ref>{{sfn|Brooks|Marsh|2007|page=517}}{{sfn|Terrace|2013|page=161}} and narrated by [[E.G. Marshall]].<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/125770/The-Gangster-Chronicles-An-American-Story/overview New York Times]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DyS3t8z6_ckC&pg=PA447&lpg=PA447&dq=the+gangster+chronicles+e.g.+marshall&source=bl&ots=RdvFTpdyS7&sig=mX6etHvGkp8udIgEJUKHNVKrOuU&hl=en&ei=gw1iTeOHOZGmsQONjaXPCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CC0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=the%20gangster%20chronicles%20e.g.%20marshall&f=false|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present|work=[[Random House]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2010|first1=Tim|last1=Brooks|first2=Earle F.|last2=Marsh|isbn=9780307483157}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-gangster-chronicles/show/3537/summary.html?flag=1&tag=page_nav;subtabs;summary|title=The Gangster Chronicles|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com|accessdate=3 September 2015}}</ref>{{sfn|Terrace|2013|page=161}}
'''''The Gangster Chronicles''''' is a 1981 American [[crime film|crime]] [[drama (film and television)|drama]] television [[miniseries]] starring [[Michael Nouri]], [[Joe Penny]], [[Jon Polito]], [[Louis Giambalvo]], [[Kathleen Lloyd]], [[Madeleine Stowe]], Chad Redding, [[Markie Post]], [[Allan Arbus]], James Andronica, [[Robert Davi]], [[Joseph Mascolo]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://people.com/tv/joseph-mascolo-days-of-our-lives-actor-dies-at-87-obituary/|title=Joseph Mascolo, Days of Our LivesActor, Dies at 87|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|first=Natalie|last=Stone|location=United States|date=December 9, 2016|accessdate=December 11, 2016}}</ref>{{sfn|Brooks|Marsh|2007|page=517}}{{sfn|Terrace|2013|page=161}} and narrated by [[E.G. Marshall]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101201174233/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/125770/The-Gangster-Chronicles-An-American-Story/overview New York Times]</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DyS3t8z6_ckC&q=the+gangster+chronicles+e.g.+marshall&pg=PA447|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present|work=[[Random House]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2010|first1=Tim|last1=Brooks|first2=Earle F.|last2=Marsh|isbn=9780307483157}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-gangster-chronicles/show/3537/summary.html?flag=1&tag=page_nav;subtabs;summary|title=The Gangster Chronicles|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com|accessdate=3 September 2015|archive-date=28 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628235337/http://www.tv.com/the-gangster-chronicles/show/3537/summary.html?flag=1&tag=page_nav;subtabs;summary|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{sfn|Terrace|2013|page=161}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
A historically-based crime drama about the lives of gangsters [[Bugsy Siegel]], [[Lucky Luciano]] and [[Al Capone]].
A historically-based crime drama about the lives of gangsters [[Bugsy Siegel]], [[Lucky Luciano]] and [[Meyer Lansky]].


There were 13 60-minute episodes. The series was narrated by [[E. G. Marshall]].
There were 13 60-minute episodes. The series was narrated by [[E. G. Marshall]].
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Michael Nouri]] as [[Charles "Lucky" Luciano]]
* [[Michael Nouri]] as [[Charles "Lucky" Luciano]]
* [[Joe Penny]] as [[Bugsy Siegel|Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel]]
* [[Joe Penny]] as [[Bugsy Siegel|Benny "Bugsy" Siegel]]
* [[Brian Benben]] as Michael Lasker (The character was based on real life Jewish gangster [[Meyer Lansky]] who was still alive when the series went to production. The character's name was changed to Michael Lasker to avoid legal complications)
* [[Brian Benben]] as Michael Lasker (The character was based on real life Jewish gangster [[Meyer Lansky]] who was still alive when the series went to production. The character's name was changed to Michael Lasker to avoid legal complications)
* [[Jon Polito]] as [[Tommy Lucchese|Thomas "Three Finger Brown" Lucchese]]
* [[Jon Polito]] as [[Tommy Lucchese|Tommy "Three Finger Brown" Lucchese]]
* [[George DiCenzo]] as [[Arnold Rothstein]]
* [[George DiCenzo]] as [[Arnold Rothstein]]
* [[Kathleen Lloyd]] as Stella Siegel
* [[Kathleen Lloyd]] as Stella Siegel
* [[Madeleine Stowe]] as Ruth Lasker
* [[Madeleine Stowe]] as Ruth Lasker
* Chad Redding as Joy Osler
* Chad Redding as Joy Osler
* Robert Burke as Inspector Reardon
* [[Markie Post]] as Chris Brennan
* [[Markie Post]] as Chris Brennan
* [[Allan Arbus]] as Goodman
* [[Allan Arbus]] as Goodman
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* [[Joseph Mascolo]] as [[Salvatore Maranzano]]
* [[Joseph Mascolo]] as [[Salvatore Maranzano]]
* David Wilson as [[Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll]]
* David Wilson as [[Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll]]
* Kenneth Tigar as [[Thomas E. Dewey]]
* [[Kenneth Tigar]] as [[Thomas E. Dewey]]
* [[Richard S. Castellano]] as [[Joe Masseria|Giuseppe "Joe The Boss" Masseria]]
* [[Richard S. Castellano]] as [[Joe Masseria|Giuseppe "Joe The Boss" Masseria]]
* [[Jonathan Banks]] as [[Dutch Schultz]]
* [[Jonathan Banks]] as [[Dutch Schultz]]
* [[Karen Kondazian]] as Mrs. Luciano
* [[Karen Kondazian]] as Mrs. Luciano
* [[Michael Ensign]] as [[Owney Madden]]
* [[Michael Ensign]] as [[Owney Madden|Owen "Owney The Killer" Madden]]
* Thom Rachford as [[Charles Solomon (racketeer)|King Solomon]].
* Thom Rachford as [[Charles Solomon (racketeer)|Charles "King" Solomon]]
* [[Vincent Schiavelli]] as [[Jacob Shapiro|Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro]]


==Gangster Wars==
==''Gangster Wars''==
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
|name = Gangster Wars
|name = Gangster Wars
|image =
|image = Gangster Wars.jpg
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|caption = [[Internet Movie Database|IMDB]] [[File:4hv out of 5.png]] 5.5/10 (33 votes)
|writer = [[Richard DeKoker]]
|writer = Richard DeKoker
|starring = [[Michael Nouri]]{{-}}[[Joe Penny]]{{-}}[[Brian Benben]]{{-}}[[Kathleen Lloyd]]{{-}}[[Madeleine Stowe]]{{-}}[[Markie Post]]{{-}}[[Allan Arbus]]{{-}}[[Louis Giambalvo]]{{-}}[[James Andronica]]{{-}}[[Robert Davi]]{{-}}[[Joseph Mascolo]]{{-}}[[Kenneth Tigar]]{{-}}[[Richard S. Castellano]]{{-}}[[Jon Polito]]<br>[[Jonathan Banks]]{{-}}[[George DiCenzo]]{{-}}[[Robert F. Lyons (actor)|Robert F. Lyons]]{{-}}[[Richard Foronjy]] {{-}}[[Karen Kondazian]]
|starring = [[Michael Nouri]]{{Clear}}[[Joe Penny]]{{Clear}}[[Brian Benben]]{{Clear}}[[Kathleen Lloyd]]{{Clear}}[[Madeleine Stowe]]{{Clear}}[[Markie Post]]{{Clear}}[[Allan Arbus]]{{Clear}}[[Louis Giambalvo]]{{Clear}}James Andronica{{Clear}}[[Robert Davi]]{{Clear}}[[Joseph Mascolo]]{{Clear}}[[Kenneth Tigar]]{{Clear}}[[Richard S. Castellano]]{{Clear}}[[Jon Polito]]{{Clear}}[[Jonathan Banks]]{{Clear}}[[George DiCenzo]]{{Clear}}[[Robert F. Lyons (actor)|Robert F. Lyons]]{{Clear}}[[Richard Foronjy]] {{Clear}}[[Karen Kondazian]]
|director = [[Richard C. Sarafian]]
|director = [[Richard C. Sarafian]]
|producer = [[Stuart Cohen]]
|producer = [[Stuart Cohen]]
|distributor = [[Cinema International Corporation|CIC]]
|distributor = [[Cinema International Corporation|CIC]]
|released = April 9, 1981
|released = {{Film date|1981|10|09}}
|runtime = 121 min.
|runtime = 121 min.
|language = [[English language|English]]
|language = [[English language|English]]
|music = [[John Cacavas]]
|music = [[John Cacavas]]
|awards =
|budget =
|budget =
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}}


''Gangster Wars'' is a 1981 crime film directed by [[Richard C. Sarafian]] and based on the original Gangster Chronicles telecast. The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters [[Charles Luciano|Charles "Lucky" Luciano]] ([[Michael Nouri]]), [[Benjamin Siegel|Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel]] ([[Joe Penny]]) and Michael Lasker ([[Brian Benben]]) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after [[Meyer Lansky]]), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise through organized crime.
'''''Gangster Wars''''' is a 1981 American [[crime film]] directed by [[Richard C. Sarafian]] and based on the original ''Gangster Chronicles'' telecast. The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters [[Charles Luciano|Charles "Lucky" Luciano]] ([[Michael Nouri]]), [[Benjamin Siegel|Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel]] ([[Joe Penny]]) and Michael Lasker ([[Brian Benben]]) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after [[Meyer Lansky]]), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise through organized crime.


This movie was a three-hour opener for the subsequent miniseries. In addition to the characters above Brian Benben's character is a fictional composite of several mobsters (here named "Michael Lasker"). While the miniseries covered nearly four decades, the opener takes us from 1907 to the Prohibition era of the 1920s. After its initial run, the entire Gangster Chronicles saga was boiled down to 121&nbsp;minutes and released to videocassette as ''Gangster Wars''.
This movie was a three-hour opener for the subsequent miniseries. In addition to the characters above Brian Benben's character is a fictional composite of several mobsters (here named "Michael Lasker"). While the miniseries covered seven decades, the opener takes us from 1907 to the Prohibition era of the 1920s. After its initial run, the entire Gangster Chronicles saga was boiled down to 121&nbsp;minutes and released to videocassette as ''Gangster Wars''.


==References==
==References==
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* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=Joseph+Mascolo+as+Salvatore+Maranzano&pg=PA378|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|edition=2nd|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|location=[[New York City]]|year=2011|isbn=978-0786464777|page=378}}
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* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&q=Joseph+Mascolo+as+Salvatore+Maranzano&pg=PA517|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|first1=Tim|last1=Brooks|first2=Earle F.|last2=Marsh|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2007|isbn=978-0345497734|page=517}}

* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&pg=PA378&lpg=PA378&dq=Joseph+Mascolo+as+Salvatore+Maranzano&source=bl&ots=R3EDlhZN5r&sig=ePXaOnCFzKDTsjc0v1fZXpRVhsI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikuMXTyOvQAhVEeSYKHU_sDjEQ6AEITjAM#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Mascolo%20as%20Salvatore%20Maranzano&f=false|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|edition=2nd|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|location=[[New York City]]|year=2011|isbn=978-0786464777|page=378}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&q=the+gangster+chronicles+e.g.+marshall&pg=PA161|title=Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|location=[[New York City]]|year=2013|isbn=978-0786474455|page=161}}
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* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=Joseph+Mascolo+as+Salvatore+Maranzano&source=bl&ots=ArmUIGfvnC&sig=2TiI4vBlhqnURNrr807Fq7H_0_k&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikuMXTyOvQAhVEeSYKHU_sDjEQ6AEIWDAO#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Mascolo%20as%20Salvatore%20Maranzano&f=false|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|first1=Tim|last1=Brooks|first2=Earle F.|last2=Marsh|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2007|isbn=978-0345497734|page=517}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=the+gangster+chronicles+e.g.+marshall&source=bl&ots=sxfYVLfYlx&sig=tKMSqjhYIFE2UV-saK4Po11DC8E&hl=en&ei=8g5iTbH3NouisAPGtvzJCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=the%20gangster%20chronicles%20e.g.%20marshall&f=false|title=Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|location=[[New York City]]|year=2013|isbn=978-0786474455|page=161}}


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Latest revision as of 18:49, 19 May 2024

The Gangster Chronicles
Written byDavid Assael
Art Eisenson
Stephen McPherson
Mark Rodgers
Directed byRichard C. Sarafian
StarringMichael Nouri
Joe Penny
Jon Polito
Madeleine Stowe
Markie Post
Robert Davi
Brian Benben
Louis Giambalvo
E.G. Marshall
Karen Kondazian
Theme music composerBilly Goldenberg
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerMatthew Rapf
Production locationsCapitola, California
Santa Cruz, California
Running time
  • 60 minutes per episode
  • 780 minutes total
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 2 (1981-02-02) –
May 8, 1981 (1981-05-08)

The Gangster Chronicles is a 1981 American crime drama television miniseries starring Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Jon Polito, Louis Giambalvo, Kathleen Lloyd, Madeleine Stowe, Chad Redding, Markie Post, Allan Arbus, James Andronica, Robert Davi, Joseph Mascolo,[1][2][3] and narrated by E.G. Marshall.[4][5][6][3]

Overview[edit]

A historically-based crime drama about the lives of gangsters Bugsy Siegel, Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky.

There were 13 60-minute episodes. The series was narrated by E. G. Marshall.

Cast[edit]

Gangster Wars[edit]

Gangster Wars
Directed byRichard C. Sarafian
Written byRichard DeKoker
Produced byStuart Cohen
StarringMichael Nouri
Joe Penny
Brian Benben
Kathleen Lloyd
Madeleine Stowe
Markie Post
Allan Arbus
Louis Giambalvo
James Andronica
Robert Davi
Joseph Mascolo
Kenneth Tigar
Richard S. Castellano
Jon Polito
Jonathan Banks
George DiCenzo
Robert F. Lyons
Richard Foronjy
Karen Kondazian
Music byJohn Cacavas
Distributed byCIC
Release date
  • October 9, 1981 (1981-10-09)
Running time
121 min.
LanguageEnglish

Gangster Wars is a 1981 American crime film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and based on the original Gangster Chronicles telecast. The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny) and Michael Lasker (Brian Benben) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after Meyer Lansky), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise through organized crime.

This movie was a three-hour opener for the subsequent miniseries. In addition to the characters above Brian Benben's character is a fictional composite of several mobsters (here named "Michael Lasker"). While the miniseries covered seven decades, the opener takes us from 1907 to the Prohibition era of the 1920s. After its initial run, the entire Gangster Chronicles saga was boiled down to 121 minutes and released to videocassette as Gangster Wars.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stone, Natalie (9 December 2016). "Joseph Mascolo, Days of Our LivesActor, Dies at 87". People. United States: Time Inc. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ Brooks & Marsh 2007, p. 517.
  3. ^ a b Terrace 2013, p. 161.
  4. ^ New York Times
  5. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2010). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present. New York City. ISBN 9780307483157. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "The Gangster Chronicles". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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External links[edit]

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