Joseph Bologna stars as Bill Bonanno in this made-for-television adaptation of the controversial bestseller from Gay Talese, chronicling the rise of New York's infamous Bonanno organized crime family. When his father disappears in 1964 and Bill is compelled to take over the "empire," other mafiosi attempt to take what's theirs. Brenda Vaccaro and Richard S. Castellano fill out the impressive cast of this gripping crime tale.
Joseph Bologna
as Salvatore (Bill) Bonnano
Brenda Vaccaro
as Rosalie Bonnano
Raf Vallone
as Joseph Bonnano
Richard S. Castellano
as Frank Labruzzo
Joe De Santis
as Joe Magliocco
Vic Tayback
as Don A. Tirello
Joseph Campanella
as Narrator (voice)
Gilbert Green
as Gaspare de Gregorio
Marc Lawrence
as Stefano Magaddino
Louis Zorich
as Joe Notario
Felice Orlandi
as Hank Perrone
James Sloyan
as Pete Notario
