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Great Mafia Movies (2000)
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The Outfit, The Syndicate or La Cosa Nostra -- by whatever name you know them, the Mafia has emerged as the major crime organization in America.Now preserved on DVD, these films bear witness to the Mafia way of life and death, providing a fascinating window into the appalling underbelly of blood and power in The Mob.
Honor Thy Father (1973, 102 min.) - An inside look at the bloody life in one of New York's most powerful underworld families - the Bonannos.This is the vivid portrayal of the brutal Joe Bonanno, the Mafia Don who ran one of New York's major crime families.Starring Joseph Bologna and Brenda Vaccaro and based on the best-selling book by Gay Talese.
Family Enforcer (1975, 80 min.) - In his first big role, Joe Pesci is a young man who is bent on becoming the best hood in the underworld.Pesci is truly vicious as the neighborhood kid who gets to work as a debt collector for the Mafia, where the favors are repaid in kind or paid for in blood.
Mob War (1988, 96 min.) - Former Middleweight Champion Jack LaMotta stars in this violent gangster film chronicling the bloody results of conflict within the Mafia.In an organization that is as vicious as it is tradition-bound, the slightest misstep will lead to blood in the streets.
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