Story of the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family.Story of the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family.Story of the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family.
James Sloyan
- Pete Notario
- (as James J. Sloyan)
Joseph Campanella
- Narrator
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThis 1973 tele-movie was made and broadcast right on the heals of 1972s The Godfather (1972). Honor Thy Father (1973) coincidentally shared a word, "father", from that picture's title, whilst the production cast an actor, Sam Coppola, who had the same last name as that movie's director Francis Ford Coppola. Moreover, actor Richard S. Castellano appeared in both movies.
- GoofsDuring the scenes set in the early 60s, there are numerous cars visible that are late 60s and early 70s models.
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At last, the story about New York's underworld. The real-life drama of notorious Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonanno and his heir apparent, son Salvatore (known as Bill).
This film suffers from a sloppy, shaking camera, which is probably present in the original aired version. It also happens to be blurry, making it hard to see faces. But that is probably from the transfer, and if an original negative exists, a decent DVD could be released.
The film does a very straightforward telling of the Bill Bonanno story, as it has been told by Gay Talese and by Bonanno himself. Exactly how true any of it is, well... that is a matter of opinion. The Bonanno family (both father and son) have spun a lot of baloney about their lives, and who knows how much is accurate. Amazingly, an objective biography has yet to be written.
This film suffers from a sloppy, shaking camera, which is probably present in the original aired version. It also happens to be blurry, making it hard to see faces. But that is probably from the transfer, and if an original negative exists, a decent DVD could be released.
The film does a very straightforward telling of the Bill Bonanno story, as it has been told by Gay Talese and by Bonanno himself. Exactly how true any of it is, well... that is a matter of opinion. The Bonanno family (both father and son) have spun a lot of baloney about their lives, and who knows how much is accurate. Amazingly, an objective biography has yet to be written.
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- gavin6942
- Aug 22, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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