Joseph Bologna stars as Bill Bonanno in this made-for-television adaptation of the controversial bestseller from Gay Talese, chronicling the rise of New York's infamous Bonanno organized crime family. When his father disappears in 1964 and Bill is compelled to take over the "empire," other mafiosi attempt to take what's theirs. Brenda Vaccaro and Richard S. Castellano fill out the impressive cast of this gripping crime tale.
Paul Wendkos
Director
Joseph Bologna
Salvatore (Bill) Bonnano
Brenda Vaccaro
Rosalie Bonnano
Raf Vallone
Joseph Bonnano
Richard S. Castellano
Frank Labruzzo
Joe De Santis
Joe Magliocco
Vic Tayback
Don A. Tirello
Joseph Campanella
Narrator (voice)
Gilbert Green
Gaspare de Gregorio
Marc Lawrence
Stefano Magaddino
Louis Zorich
Joe Notario
Felice Orlandi
Hank Perrone
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
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