![]() ![]() He serves time in jail, during which time his crew starts to deal in drugs which is not approved of by the elders of the family. Dellacroce puts up a strong defence for his apprentice and the bosses reluctantly agree to give him a pass, “we need all the John Gottis we can get, but we survive by our rules”.ĭellacroce delivers the news to Gotti, who is unrepentant. At a tense meeting with a council made up of the Gambino underbosses, Castellano pleads for permission to avenge his death and to kill Gotti. In broad daylight, using a silencer, one of Gotti’s crew despatches Galione. Enraged by the lack of professionalism, and the risk of being identified, Gotti orders the soldier to be killed. His plan for a discreet killing is foiled by a coked-up member of Paul Castellano’s crew, Ralph Galione, who is accompanying him. He’s offered a revenge assassination personally sanctioned by Don Carlo Gambino. He is mentored by underboss Aniello “Mr Neil” Dellacroce. New York, 1973, John Gotti is a rising soldier within the Gambino crime family, operating a street crew in Queens. Thanks to Finn Cullen for recommending this film. Tony claimed to have met him during an auction when Bungalow Bar declared bankruptcy and was auctioning off their trucks. A charismatic figure who even impressed the characters in The Sopranos. There are at least two other films offering a biography of Gotti, the latest starring John Travolta as the title role. You may remember him from Judge Dredd (1995) as Rico. Armand Assante gives a striking, if shallow, performance with his distinctive appearance. Thanks to his extravagance and courting of publicity, Gotti is a notorious gangster figure from the late 20th Century. ![]() Vincent Pastore, Dominic Chianese, Frank Vincent and Tony Sirico (there’s a couple of others too, if you look carefully). There are many actors who appear in this film who would go on to take roles in the programme. #Blades in the dark movieThis is a made-for-television movie (also known as ‘The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Mafia Don’) was produced by HBO and feels very much like a forerunner of their hit series The Sopranos. ![]()
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