Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles.
Acting
Falk's electric, scenery-devouring debut as Reles.
Production
Gritty Brooklyn locations, no Hollywood gloss.
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Falk's performance here earned him an Oscar nomination—his first—three years before Columbo existed.
The real Murder, Inc. killed an estimated 400-1,000 people; this was one of Hollywood's first serious attempts to treat organized crime as corporate business rather than romantic rebels.
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