Lepke (1975)

Directed by Menahem Golan
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

A poor imitation of The Godfather, with all of the violence but none of the characterization. It quickly descends into a racially motivated gang war between the Jewish mafia headed by Tony Curtis and his Italian rivals. When one gang member is killed by an exploding plate of spaghetti, I knew this was going to be bad. No opportunity to exploit the violence is wasted, including an extended execution in the electric chair.