Film

Honor Thy Father

1973 · 1h 37m · Crime · History · Drama

The rise and fall of an organized crime family.

IMDb

5.2

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

Salvatore (Bill) Bonnano

Brenda Vaccaro

Rosalie Bonnano

Raf Vallone

Joseph Bonnano

Richard S. Castellano

Frank Labruzzo

Joe De Santis

Joe Magliocco

Vic Tayback

Don A. Tirello

Joseph Campanella

Narrator (voice)

Gilbert Green

Gaspare de Gregorio

Marc Lawrence

Stefano Magaddino

Louis Zorich

Joe Notario

Felice Orlandi

Hank Perrone

James Sloyan

Pete Notario

Roger De Koven

William P. Maloney

Robert Burr

Lawyer Kreiger

Carmine Caridi

Nick

• Paul WendkosDirector
• Lewis John CarlinoScreenplay
• Gay TaleseNovel
• Arthur J. OrnitzDirector of Photography
• Howard SchwartzDirector of Photography
• George DuningOriginal Music Composer
• Richard HalseyEditor

Release date

March 1, 1973

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Genres

Crime, History, Drama, TV Movie

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