Title:
Mafia : the history of the Mob in America / Osterland Company ; David Royle Productions ; in association with Arts & Entertainment Networks ; Producers-directors, David Osterlund, Edward Gray, David Meyer, David Royle.
ISBN:
9780767034456
Publication Information:
New York : A & E Home Video, 2001.
©1993
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 250 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
A&E Collector's choice
Based on the book: Blood and power / by Stephen Fox.
Originally broadcast as a series on the television program: "American Justice" ; original series title: "Target Mafia."
DVD ; Dolby digital.
Contents:
Disc 1. Prohibition years/Birth of the American Mafia -- Kennedys and the Mob -- Disc 2. Unions and the Mob -- Empire of crime.
Summary:
This collection of documentaries produced by A&E presents a broad overview of organized crime in America, beginning with immigrants who formed gangs soon after arriving in the late 19th century. The focus is on Italian-American gangsters, though there are mentions of Irish and Jewish gangs, which at various times cooperated with or competed against the Mafia, and one program in the collection presents skeins of conjecture while seeking to document links between the Mob and the Kennedy political dynasty. The documentaries use vintage newsreel footage as well as clips of Hollywood versions of gang life to illustrate the narration.
Personal Subject:
Added Uniform Title:
Added Title:
Prohibition years/Birth of the American Mafia.
Kennedys and the Mob.
Unions and the Mob.
Empire of crime.
Target Mafia
Performer:
Host: Bill Kurtis.
Production Credits:
"Target Mafia" series producer, David Royle ; "Target Mafia" executive producer, David Osterlund ; "American justice" series executive producers, Bill Kurtis, Jonathan Towers ; A & E executive producer, Michael Cascio.
OCLC Number:
ocm47286102
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
