Inside the American Mob
Documentary film about the Italian Mafia and their organized crime activities in USA, mainly New York, between the '60's to mid '90's. Well documented with plenty of interviews and original footage. Story told by ex-members of Mafia, FBI agents and prosecutors at that time, cops and journalists. It explains how they functioned, the rule of silence called Omerta, which five families ruled New York and how; and also how the FBI and US government managed to dismantle them after 30 years of the crime syndicate being untouchable. Listen to what Rudy Giuliani, Joseph D. Pistone aka 'Donnie Brasco' and many others had to say about it.
- Metascore71
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-14
Documentary film about the Italian Mafia and their organized crime activities in USA, mainly New York, between the '60's to mid '90's. Well documented with plenty of interviews and original footage. Story told by ex-members of Mafia, FBI agents and prosecutors at that time, cops and journalists. It explains how they functioned, the rule of silence called Omerta, which five families ruled New York and how; and also how the FBI and US government managed to dismantle them after 30 years of the crime syndicate being untouchable. Listen to what Rudy Giuliani, Joseph D. Pistone aka 'Donnie Brasco' and many others had to say about it.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
Stayin' Alive in the '70s
Sun, Jul 28, 2013 45 mins
In the early 1970's, the five families of the American mafia ruled the streets of New York City, but a new generation of FBI agents are about to change the game.
Episode 2
Operation Donnie Brasco
Sun, Jul 28, 2013 44 mins
It is 1978, and American law enforcement is at war with the American mob. But the FBI has a secret weapon, agent Joe Pistone, AKA Donnie Brasco who has infiltrated the Bonanno family.
Episode 3
New York Philly Wars
Sun, Aug 4, 2013 44 mins
It is 1980, and one of the most successful and enduring mob families in America is in Philadelphia. When Old School Don Angelo Bruno is assassinated, a bloody new era begins.
Episode 4
Taking Down the Mob
Sun, Aug 11, 2013 44 mins
La Cosa Nostra is ruling the streets of New York, but one man is determined to bring an end to the violence and corruption: U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Rudolph Giuliani. Giuliani mounts the most ambitious Mafia prosecution in history--a case that will bring together an unprecedented arsenal of murder investigations, electronic wiretaps, undercover agents and paid informants.
Episode 5
Rise & Fall of Gotti
Sun, Aug 18, 2013 44 mins
It is 1986, and with most of the mafia family bosses in jail, it's every man for himself. One gangster sees chaos as an opportunity, John Gotti.
Episode 6
End Game
Sun, Jul 28, 2013 43 mins
It is 1993, and the American mob has reached a low point. Enter the newly Bath Avenue crew, who ushers in a violent new day in the life of Cosa Nostra, and the bloodshed gets out of hand.
