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 |
Lewis John Carlino | Screenplay |
Gay Talese | Novel |
George Duning | Original Music Composer |
Richard Halsey | Editor |
Arthur J. Ornitz | Director of Photography |
Howard Schwartz | Director of Photography |