Originally produced for broadcast: c1995-2003. Hosts, Jack Perkins, Harry Smith ; narrators, Michael Carroll, Danny Bonaduce, Harry Smith, Norman Mark.
Contents:
vol. 2: Bugsy Siegel : gambling on the mob / produced by Towers Productions, Inc. for A & E Network ; writer/producers, Andrew D. Berg, Pamela Wolfe (46 min.). vol. 2: Lucky Luciano : chairman of the mob / produced by Towers Productions, Inc. for A & E Network ; writer/producers, Andrew D. Berg, Daria Valensise (44 min.). Meyer Lansky : mob tycoon / produced by Towers Productions, Inc. for A & E Network ; writer/producer, Ted Schillinger (44 min.). Genovese : portrait of a crime family / produced by Towers Productions, Inc. for A & E Network ; writer/producer Tresha Mabile (44 min.). Bugsy Siegel : gambling on the mob / produced by Towers Productions, Inc. for A & E Network ; writer/producers, Andrew D. Berg, Pamela Wolfe (46 min.).
Summary:
A collection of five documentaries chronicling the rise of the Mafia, from its birth in Sicily to its proliferation in the United States, focusing on the Genovese family, Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel, and Meyer Lansky.
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