Origins of the Mafia : secrecy, unity and the oath of silence [DVD] / Resolution Productions ; RAI/ITC Incorporated Television Company ; Granada International Media Limited ; director, Enzo Muzii ; written by A.A. Sundri, Brando Giordani, Enzo Muzii, David W. Rintels, Gian Domenico Giagni.
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Distributed by New Video, Distributed by New Video,
Title from container. Originally broadcast on television in 1976. "... filmed entirely on-location in Italy ..." Narrator, Richard Johnson. Joseph Cotten, Lee J. Cobb, Edward Albert.
Summary:
This 5-part drama journeys back more than 400 years to 16th-century Sicily, where the small Italian island has fallen victim to corruption, intimidation, extortion, and brutality, all at the hands of the ruthless Gramignano family. The series then follows the development of succeeding Sicilian Mafiosos, illustrating the limitless power wielded by these fearsome and powerful men, and revealing the merciless atrocities which were carried out on any and all who dared to stand in their way.
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