Return to the violent years of the Prohibition Era in these true stories of New York's notorious gangland bootleggers, bookmakers, thugs and killers -- straight from the man who arrested them all. Based on the memoirs of Detective Barney Ruditsky, commanding officer of the city's famed Gangster Squad, The Lawless Years focuses on organized crime and high-profile gangsters, as did The Untouchables, which debuted the very same year.
THE TONY MORELLI STORY: The syndicate takes over the waterfront, and the only witness fears his family will be killed if he talks to the police.
THE POISON IVY STORY: The culprit behind a series of drug store robberies is a gangster suffering from a fatal disease.
LOUY K: A humble immigrant turns to crime after his sister is assaulted by hoodlums.
SING SING: A recently jailed crook plots to organize the city's gangs from inside prison.
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 43 minutes
>Video: 0
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1/1/2025
>Label: Alpha Video
Starring: James Gregory
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