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Witness to the Mob

1998 · 124 min

A grim, talky rise-and-fall crime saga that feels like a true-crime docudrama, heavy with paranoia and moral rot.

Directed by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Genres
Tv movie, Crime, Drama
Starring
Nicholas Turturro, Tom Sizemore, Debi Mazar
Tagline
The story of the man who betrayed John Gotti and became a...Witness to the Mob
Overview
Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino crime family. However, betrayals within the family saw him break the code of silence and became the highest ranking member of the mob to turn into a rat - 'a rat in a suit,- assisting the government to finally put away the Teflon Don, John Gotti.

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Directed by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Genres
Tv movie, Crime, Drama
Starring
Nicholas Turturro, Tom Sizemore, Debi Mazar
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • power
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
tv movie, crime, drama
Directed by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Written by
Stanley Weiser
Starring
Nicholas Turturro, Tom Sizemore, Debi Mazar, Abe Vigoda, Philip Baker Hall, Kirk Acevedo, Adam J. Roth, Frank Vincent
Cinematography
Frank Prinzi
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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