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Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988) (TV)
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Lee David Zlotoff (written by)
Release Date:
17 April 1988 (USA)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony LaPaglia | ... | Frank Nitti | |
| Vincent Guastaferro | ... | Al Capone | |
| Trini Alvarado | ... | Anna | |
| Michael Moriarty | ... | Hugh Kelly | |
| Michael Russo | ... | Paul Ricca | |
| Louis Guss | |||
| Clayton Landey | ... | Ted Newberry | |
| Bruce Kirby | ... | Anton Cermack | |
| Renata Vanni | |||
| Michael Collins | |||
| Mike Starr | ... | Sergeant Harry Lang | |
| Wayne Grace | |||
| Peter Iacangelo | |||
| Pat Renella | |||
| Lynn Tufeld |
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Nitti: The Enforcer (Australia)
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96 min
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Anna:
My husband left me because I couldn't give him any children. And if we marry, I can't give you any children either, Frank.
Frank Nitti: [pulls her even closer to him] Then we won't have children.
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Frank Nitti: [pulls her even closer to him] Then we won't have children.
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I believe that this made-for-TV-biopic was Anthony LaPaglia's first major leading role on screen - and what a great start! The film is beautifully made and acted by all throughout. As has been already mentioned it is illuminating to see a member of the mafia being depicted as a truly caring husband and father, thus making the scene concerning the death of his wife intensely poignant - LaPaglia is always streets ahead of most other actors in putting over the deeper emotional aspects of a character and here in this role he excels. I assume the story keeps basically to the truth though as a Brit I'm not totally au fait with the intricacies of Nitti's life. I think anyone interested in the US mafioso and who found "The Untouchables" film and the old TV series enjoyable but a little far-fetched would thoroughly enjoy and appreciate this incarnation. For any LaPaglia fan out there I would have to say that this film definitely falls into the category of compulsory and compulsive viewing!!