Story of the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family.Story of the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family.Story of the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family.
James Sloyan
- Pete Notario
- (as James J. Sloyan)
Joseph Campanella
- Narrator
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThis 1973 tele-movie was made and broadcast right on the heals of 1972s The Godfather (1972). Honor Thy Father (1973) coincidentally shared a word, "father", from that picture's title, whilst the production cast an actor, Sam Coppola, who had the same last name as that movie's director Francis Ford Coppola. Moreover, actor Richard S. Castellano appeared in both movies.
- GoofsDuring the scenes set in the early 60s, there are numerous cars visible that are late 60s and early 70s models.
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Excellent mafia expose
Twenty years earlier, it could have been made by a Phil Karlson in his peak shape. But Paul Wendkos was a great TV director too, very professional and his work here is also excellent and, made for TV, this kind of story can't be worst than for the big screen, on the contrary. Cast, directing story telling, everything is sharp, accurate, in the Sidney Lumet's style. I thought of PRINCE OF THE CITY, for a story speaking, in the Lumet's movie, from the police force point of view. Mafia leaders stories have never been lousy when made for the small screen audiences, though I have no example of bad movies on such plots for the large screen. This one, directed by Paul Wendkos.
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- Jan 10, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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