Log-in to add movie to favourites

Movie added to favourites

Movie removed from favourites

Kings of Coke

A ragtag gang of Irish bank robbers from Montreal rose to become one of North America's most feared criminal organizations.

Director

Julian Sher

Year

Genre

documentary, crime, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

N/A

Cast information not available.

No reviews yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie

Explore 442 Clips

Ten songs in a row
and a better mix of music - Kings of Coke

Ten songs in a row and a better mix of music

I'm John Moore and this is a 980
Hits information update. - Kings of Coke

I'm John Moore and this is a 980 Hits information updat...

Twist and Shout from the Beatles,
97.7 FM in Montreal, Good Morning! - Kings of Coke

Twist and Shout from the Beatles, 97.7 FM in Montreal, Good ...

Sidney Leithman died
early this morning - Kings of Coke

Sidney Leithman died early this morning

Police believe an accomplice in
another car blocked Leithman's path - Kings of Coke

Police believe an accomplice in another car blocked Leithman...

Sidney Leithman was the most
successful criminal lawyer - Kings of Coke

Sidney Leithman was the most successful criminal lawyer

I'd rather be pleading,
than waiting for a verdict. - Kings of Coke

I'd rather be pleading, than waiting for a verdict.

Defence lawyers tended
to stick to one mob. - Kings of Coke

Defence lawyers tended to stick to one mob.

He represented the Mafia, - Kings of Coke

He represented the Mafia,

All of these organised crime
groups battled to control - Kings of Coke

All of these organised crime groups battled to control

By then, we should have,
hopefully, - Kings of Coke

By then, we should have, hopefully,

The killing of Sidney Leithman
was not just the death - Kings of Coke

The killing of Sidney Leithman was not just the death

When the police start going through
Sidney's clothing, - Kings of Coke

When the police start going through Sidney's clothing,

That phone number was the key that
opened the door to the power - Kings of Coke

That phone number was the key that opened the door to the po...

Montreal is a very sexy,
appealing, seductive city. - Kings of Coke

Montreal is a very sexy, appealing, seductive city.

It became perhaps the most
criminal city in North America. - Kings of Coke

It became perhaps the most criminal city in North America.

A lot of us became acquainted with
the criminal element, - Kings of Coke

A lot of us became acquainted with the criminal element,

You're a kid and you're going to
the candy store - Kings of Coke

You're a kid and you're going to the candy store

And up there is Allo Police,
a weekly crime tabloid. - Kings of Coke

And up there is Allo Police, a weekly crime tabloid.

Well, in fact, Montreal had two
weekly crime tabloids! - Kings of Coke

Well, in fact, Montreal had two weekly crime tabloids!

And in Montreal,
criminals can be heroes. - Kings of Coke

And in Montreal, criminals can be heroes.

When I was a kid,
my father was a city columnist for - Kings of Coke

When I was a kid, my father was a city columnist for

I remember one time he had a desk at
home and there were all these - Kings of Coke

I remember one time he had a desk at home and there were all...

Dunie Ryan was a very, very, very
sharp criminal operator. - Kings of Coke

Dunie Ryan was a very, very, very sharp criminal operator.

Very intelligent guy.
He's at the top. - Kings of Coke

Very intelligent guy. He's at the top.

Allan Ross was Dunie Ryan's
right hand man. - Kings of Coke

Allan Ross was Dunie Ryan's right hand man.

He was considered
a nasty piece of work. - Kings of Coke

He was considered a nasty piece of work.

He could get your big shipment of
cocaine through - Kings of Coke

He could get your big shipment of cocaine through

The West End Gang is great because
it's actually not a gang, - Kings of Coke

The West End Gang is great because it's actually not a ...

...26 tonnes found at
the port of Montreal. - Kings of Coke

...26 tonnes found at the port of Montreal.

The West End Gang was
an extraordinary surprise to us. - Kings of Coke

The West End Gang was an extraordinary surprise to us.

You've got small time hoods that
rose up and had the initiative - Kings of Coke

You've got small time hoods that rose up and had the in...

They became an organisation
with global power, - Kings of Coke

They became an organisation with global power,

Montreal had pretty solid divides
with its various gangs. - Kings of Coke

Montreal had pretty solid divides with its various gangs.

On the East end, you would have
the French Canadian Gangs. - Kings of Coke

On the East end, you would have the French Canadian Gangs.

And in the West, you had
the West End Gang - - Kings of Coke

And in the West, you had the West End Gang -

When I was a kid, the West End
neighbourhood was a perfect - Kings of Coke

When I was a kid, the West End neighbourhood was a perfect

Everybody knew someone,
a family member, a close friend, - Kings of Coke

Everybody knew someone, a family member, a close friend,

When my dad was in his early 30s
he went into the police department, - Kings of Coke

When my dad was in his early 30s he went into the police dep...

Later on as a kid, I heard him being
referred to as "the enforcer" - Kings of Coke

Later on as a kid, I heard him being referred to as "th...

The members of the West End Gang,
they grew up poor. All of them. - Kings of Coke

The members of the West End Gang, they grew up poor. All of ...

They were tough, Irish,
working-class kids - Kings of Coke

They were tough, Irish, working-class kids

Pulling out the gun,
jumping up on the counter - Kings of Coke

Pulling out the gun, jumping up on the counter

It's just another normal day in
the bank robbery capital - Kings of Coke

It's just another normal day in the bank robbery capita...

The West End Gang had
the best safe crackers, - Kings of Coke

The West End Gang had the best safe crackers,

This is one of about 800 bank
holdups in the city every year. - Kings of Coke

This is one of about 800 bank holdups in the city every year...

Montreal has more of these little
scenes than any other city - Kings of Coke

Montreal has more of these little scenes than any other city

They got locksmiths,
they got communications guys - Kings of Coke

They got locksmiths, they got communications guys

One of my uncles, "Uncle Richard"
was a huge bank robber at the time - Kings of Coke

One of my uncles, "Uncle Richard" was a huge bank ...

Wells Fargo guards with revolvers
drawn stood guard outside - Kings of Coke

Wells Fargo guards with revolvers drawn stood guard outside

According to the Police, - Kings of Coke

According to the Police,

We used to rob a minimum of three
banks a week, some twice. - Kings of Coke

We used to rob a minimum of three banks a week, some twice.

Everybody was robbing banks,
it was in and out, - Kings of Coke

Everybody was robbing banks, it was in and out,

Back in those days,
things were really, really happening - Kings of Coke

Back in those days, things were really, really happening

By the time he was 19, - Kings of Coke

By the time he was 19,

If you opened at nine, they were
there with a gun to your head - Kings of Coke

If you opened at nine, they were there with a gun to your he...

In his 20's he's involved
in armed robberies. - Kings of Coke

In his 20's he's involved in armed robberies.

He goes on a trip to the U.S.
with some guys - Kings of Coke

He goes on a trip to the U.S. with some guys

He was in a penitentiary for
five years in the U.S. - Kings of Coke

He was in a penitentiary for five years in the U.S.

Now 30 years old,
he comes back to Montreal - Kings of Coke

Now 30 years old, he comes back to Montreal

In 1961, I was 22 years old - Kings of Coke

In 1961, I was 22 years old

You made yourself a reputation,
you know, - Kings of Coke

You made yourself a reputation, you know,

Andre Savard - - Kings of Coke

You know, I'm armed with a gun
and I'm a police officer - Kings of Coke

You know, I'm armed with a gun and I'm a police of...

If you do, well,
who knows what's going to happen. - Kings of Coke

If you do, well, who knows what's going to happen.

So I needed some action,
some real police work. - Kings of Coke

So I needed some action, some real police work.

The hold up squad was busier
than at any other time, - Kings of Coke

The hold up squad was busier than at any other time,

That started the whole thing with me
working at the Holdup Squad. - Kings of Coke

That started the whole thing with me working at the Holdup S...

The West End Gang were considered
good 'bad guys' in the sense that - Kings of Coke

The West End Gang were considered good 'bad guys' ...

There was a guy John Slawvey,
that was part of the Gang. - Kings of Coke

There was a guy John Slawvey, that was part of the Gang.

They called him Big John,
Big John Slawvey, - Kings of Coke

They called him Big John, Big John Slawvey,

And he also was really mean. - Kings of Coke

And he also was really mean.

There was a cop that was doing
traffic, he was in front of Simpsons - Kings of Coke

There was a cop that was doing traffic, he was in front of S...

They could have left, - Kings of Coke

They could have left,

It didn't take long for police to
find out from their informants - Kings of Coke

It didn't take long for police to find out from their i...

Later on we heard about him,
that he was glad at what he did, - Kings of Coke

Later on we heard about him, that he was glad at what he did...

He used to go shoot at some target
and write" police" on top, - Kings of Coke

He used to go shoot at some target and write" police&qu...

For a long time, the West End Gang
was just a bunch of guys - Kings of Coke

For a long time, the West End Gang was just a bunch of guys

The eyes of the world were all
on Montreal in 1976 - Kings of Coke

The eyes of the world were all on Montreal in 1976

Law and order suddenly became
critical in presenting - Kings of Coke

Law and order suddenly became critical in presenting

It was a crime that stunned
the Montreal police - Kings of Coke

It was a crime that stunned the Montreal police

The Brinks truck arrived
at the bank to pick up currency - Kings of Coke

The Brinks truck arrived at the bank to pick up currency

Gunmen in a white van backed up
behind the truck, - Kings of Coke

Gunmen in a white van backed up behind the truck,

And when the door was flung open,
the remaining guard faced this: - Kings of Coke

And when the door was flung open, the remaining guard faced ...

The driver of the second vehicle got
out and went to the door - Kings of Coke

The driver of the second vehicle got out and went to the doo...

The gunmen escaped with the largest
holdup haul in Quebec history: - Kings of Coke

The gunmen escaped with the largest holdup haul in Quebec hi...

We knew that the Irish organised
crime in Boston and Montreal - Kings of Coke

We knew that the Irish organised crime in Boston and Montrea...

Who is gonna be able to get
a 50-calibre machine gun? - Kings of Coke

Who is gonna be able to get a 50-calibre machine gun?

But of course it comes from
the States, you know, - Kings of Coke

But of course it comes from the States, you know,

Police say they know who is
responsible, they just don't have - Kings of Coke

Police say they know who is responsible, they just don'...

Kings of Coke poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A ragtag gang of Irish bank robbers from Montreal rose to become one of North America's most feared criminal organizations.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Julian Sher

Writer: D'Arcy O'Connor, Nick Rose, Julian Sher

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, crime, history

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Nov 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: