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.

• DirectorPaul Wendkos
• Release1 March 1973
• Genre
  Crime / History
• Duration1h 37m
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• Rate
  

  4.0
  2 reviews
• Productions

  Halcyon Productions, Metromedia Producers Corporation