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Mafia Doctor (2003)
Growing up poor on the streets of New Jersey, Frank Siena (Danny Nucci) has little hope of realizing his dream of becoming a doctor. But "fate" has a way of intervening. Now a brilliant, successful cardiac surgeon, Frank seems to have it all, except for one terrible secret: Before he swore to save lives and do no harm, Frank took another oath... to mob boss Nicola Delarusso (Paul Sorvino), who paid his way through medical school in exchange for absolute loyalty. And when Delarusso demands payment in full Frank suffers a crisis of conscience that could cost him his job, his wife... and his life!
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Growing up poor on the streets of New Jersey, Frank Siena (Danny Nucci) has little hope of realizing his dream of becoming a doctor. But "fate" has a way of intervening. Now a brilliant, successful cardiac surgeon, Frank seems to have it all, except for one terrible secret: Before he swore to save lives and do no harm, Frank took another oath... to mob boss Nicola Delarusso (Paul Sorvino), who paid his way through medical school in exchange for absolute loyalty. And when Delarusso demands payment in full Frank suffers a crisis of conscience that could cost him his job, his wife... and his life!
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Genre:Drama, TV Movie
Written By:John Leekley, Rebekah Bradford Leekley
In Theaters:3/16/2003
Box Office:
Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Michele Brustin Productions
Cast
Alex Chapple
Director
Paul Sorvino
Nicola Dellarusso
Olympia Dukakis
Rose Dellarusso
Danny Nucci
Frank Siena
Joanne Kelly
Loreena
Jonathan Scarfe
Danny Keegan
Beau Starr
Angelo Dellarusso
Louis Di Bianco
Lou Fiori
Vincent Marino
Gennaro Siena
Bathsheba Garnett
Lucia Siena
John Maclaren
Lyle Hudson
Tony Rosato
Det. Ralph Disanti
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