Gotti

Infobox Film
name = Gotti


caption =
director = Robert Harmon
producer = David Coatsworth
= Jerry Capeci
writer = Steve Shagan
starring = Armand Assante
Anthony Quinn
Vincent Pastore
music = Mark Isham
cinematography = Alar Kivilo
editing = Zach Staenberg
distributor = HBO
released = August 17, 1996
runtime = 116 min.
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id =

"Gotti: Rise and Fall of a Mafia Don" is a 1996 HBO original movie made for television, starring Armand Assante (as the infamous Gambino crime family Boss John Gotti), William Forsythe, Anthony Quinn and many other actors who later joined the cast of the same network TV-series "The Sopranos". The film was the highest rated original telefilm in HBO history at that time, according to IMDB. Assante won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special", for his performance. Assante also received a Golden Globe nomination the same year.

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The movie begins in the 1970s and ends in 1992 with Gotti’s imprisonment. Gotti’s association with three mobsters is also highlighted in the film: a father-son like relationship with family Underboss Aniello “Mr. Neil” Dellacroce, his deep but rocky friendship with Gotti crew member and longtime friend Angelo Ruggiero, and the respect and ultimate frustration that he felt for the man who became his Underboss, Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano. Within the context of Gotti’s own career, the film details Gotti’s rise within the Gambino crime family and his ranks from soldier, then captain (or "capo"), and finally, Boss. This latter title was achieved through the dramatic hit (murder) of Gambino family boss Paul Castellano in 1985, which is captured on screen as the climax of the movie. Following the murder of Castellano, the movie concentrates on the legal trials of John Gotti; one for assault, two for racketeering under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statutes. The movie ends with Gotti’s conviction and sentencing to life imprisonment at Marion Federal Penetentiary in Marion, Illinois, due to the fact that his dear Underboss Gravano turns state’s evidence and agrees to testify against Gotti, after Gotti’s been using his famous personality and media attention to “duck” criminal convictions for almost a decade, which brought much unwanted attention to the Mafia.

The movie is primarily based on the columns of infamous Mafia reporter Jerry Capeci, who also wrote the novel that documented Gotti’s rise and fall inside the Gambino crime family, and served as executive producer of the film which was based on his novel.

Main cast

*Armand Assante as John Gotti
*William Forsythe as Sammy Gravano
*Anthony Quinn as Aniello Dellacroce
*Vincent Pastore as Angelo Ruggiero
*Frank Vincent as Robert DiBernardo
*Richard C. Sarafian as Paul Castellano
*Dominic Chianese as Joe Armone
*Raymond Serra as Frank LoCascio
*Tony Sirico as Joe D'miglia
*Scott Cohen as Gene Gotti
*Robert Miranda as Frank DeCicco
*Marc Lawrence as Carlo Gambino
*Alberta Watson as Victoria Gotti
*Tony De Santis as John Favara
*Gil Filar as Frank Gotti
*Gerry Mendicino as Peter Gotti

External links

*imdb title|id=0116441|title=Gotti