The mafia, A & E Television Networks ; The History Channel, Disc 3
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Label
The mafia, A & E Television Networks ; The History Channel, Disc 3
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The mafia
Oclc number
428981295
Responsibility statement
A & E Television Networks ; The History Channel
Runtime
200
Summary
Lucky Luciano : chairman of the mob. He ran the Mob like a corporation--diversifying rackets, organizing gangs and running his own political candidates--and his top-secret war efforts earned him parole from a 50-year sentenceMeyer Lansky : mob tycoon. From petty crimes on the Lower East Side on New York to the heyday of the Vegas mob, rare footage and interviews reveal the double life of the Mafia man known for his cunning financial wizardyGenovese : portrait of a crime family. Known for their high level of sophistication, the Genovese family not only played a leading role in creating the structure of organized crime in America, but in shaping how the mob used its vast powerBugsy Siegel. Handsome, glamorous and the most vicious crime boss Bugsy Siegel began as a hit man in Brooklyn, turned a desert mirage into a las Vegas dreamland, then died the victim of a mysterious murder
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Subject
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