The Making of the Mob New York: Equal Opportunity Gangster (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Crime, History

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The Making of the Mob

New York: Equal Opportunity Gangster (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Crime, History

"Equal Opportunity Gangster" "Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.

Director

Johnny Saint-Ours (X Unit Director)

Writers

Jonathan Brandeis | Brian Burstein | Chelsea Coates | Ronald K. Fried & 6 more

Producers

Brian Burstein | Jonathan Soule

Cinematographer

Andrew Huebscher

Editors

Sujit Agrawal | Jared DuBrino (as Jared Dubrino) | Tim W. Kelly | John Kilgour & 6 more

Casting Directors

Barbara McNamara | Julie Zann

Production Designer

Ernesto Solo

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 2, 2015

Release date

Jun 22, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
35 cast members

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