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Overview

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Writer (WGA):
Stanley Weiser (written by)
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Release Date:
10 May 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
The best Gotti portrayal yet more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Nicholas Turturro ... Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano

Tom Sizemore ... John Gotti

Debi Mazar ... Deborah Gravano
Abe Vigoda ... Paul Castellano

Philip Baker Hall ... Toddo Aurello
Adam J. Roth ... The sign painter

Frank Vincent ... Frankie DeCicco
Lenny Venito ... Sal DiMaggio

Johnny Williams ... Angelo Ruggiero
Frankie Valli ... Frank LoCascio

Michael Imperioli ... Louie Milito

Vincent Pastore ... Mikey De Batt
Michael Ryan Segal ... Nicky Cowboy

Richard Bright ... Joe (Old Man) Paruta
Chris Cenatiempo ... Jimmy Falcona
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Mob (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
Brazil:124 min | USA:240 min (with commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | Germany:16
Company:
NBC Studios more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
The best Gotti portrayal yet, 30 November 2006
7/10
Author: DonDiego1973 from Germany

All in all Witness to the Mob is superior to the HBO fairy tale called Gotti - but the former fails at what the latter did right: the portrayal of Sammy Gravano. Strangely, it seems that most filmmakers think they need a hero or at least a resemblance thereof. In HBO's Gotti it was Gotti, a charismatic, smart leader with comprehensible morals, whose downfall was the egoism of his underlings. In WttM, Sammy the Bull is portrayed as a misunderstood, dutiful voice of reason and overall goody two-shoes. Both portrayals are as far from the truth as it gets.

WttM shows Gotti the way he was: an egomaniacal braggart with delusions of grandeur. (I am at a loss as to how some folks can criticize Sizemore's take on Gotti which unlike Assante's is very close to the original.) A blend of these two movies would yield *the* authoritative adaptation of the subject. In direct comparison, though, WttM takes less liberties with the story, which is why I vastly prefer it over HBO's version.

On its own WttM is a very enjoyable LCN movie - even more so for those who are interested in the subject, provided they can generously overlook the factual inaccuracies.

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