Boss of Bosses (TV 2001)The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano. Director:Dwight H. Little |
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Boss of Bosses (TV 2001)The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano. Director:Dwight H. Little |
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| Chazz Palminteri | ... | ||
| Angela Alvarado | ... |
Gloria Olarte
(as Angela Alvarado Rosa)
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| Jay O. Sanders | ... | ||
| Clancy Brown | ... |
Andris Kurins
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| Daniel Benzali | ... | ||
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Richard Foronjy | ... | |
| Mark Margolis | ... |
Piney Armone
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| Dayton Callie | ... | ||
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Patricia Mauceri | ... |
Nina Castellano
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| Al Ruscio | ... | ||
| Sonny Marinelli | ... | ||
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Philip Williams | ... |
Nino Gaggi
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| Steven Bauer | ... | ||
| Yani Gellman | ... | ||
| William DeMeo | ... | ||
This film follows the life of Paul Castellano, a mobster who rose in the ranks of New York City's Gambino crime family with the help of his considerable intelligence until he was picked to become the reigning don of the family in the 1970s. Flush with his power, he charts a new course for the mob with the emphasis on a low profile approach exploiting quiet crime business like labour union control while promising to deal with murderous severity anyone he catches dealing with drugs. Yet for all the sureness of his position's authority, his own indiscretions in his personal life provide complications of his own. With this being combined with the growing restiveness of his underling's discomfort with his quiet approach and the FBI agents who are determined to bring him down, then the stage is set for a tragic fall. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@rogers.com>
"Boss of Bosses" isn't anything to get too excited about. When I first saw the promos for it, I was excited, because I have always been interested in La Costa Nostra of the United States. I found these movies have many differences between the book and other sources. Half of the conversation of Paul Castellano and the FBI agents never actually took place. If you see the crime photos, I believe that you never see a bracelet for the Don's mistress, and in the murder of Paul, John Gotti is seen with another man, not Salvatore Gravano. The performances are not to be viewed that highly either, the actor who played Gotti doesn't even looks like him, and Chezz Palmetiri, is a little shorter.