Witness to the Mob (1998) (TV)

Director:

Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Writer (WGA):

Stanley Weiser (written by)

Release Date:

10 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

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...

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Celebrity Criminal | Based On True Story

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The Mob (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Brazil:124 min | USA:240 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

NBC Studios

Enjoyable

Witness to the Mob is a bit long-winded film about John Gotti's right hand Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano.

One of the most remarkable things is that Nicholas Turturro looks precisely like the real Sammy Gravano. And he plays the role better than most other actors did. But Tom Sizemore isn't very convincing as John Gotti. Actually he is a great actor, he was fantastic in Heat, Black Hawk Down and Play It to the Bone, but this was just not the role for him. Armand Assante did it much better than him, in Robert Harmon's Gotti.

The story is too simple but still interesting. If you want to know more about John Gotti and his gang, try to catch this film. It's kind of enjoyable.

RATING: 5,5/10