Honor Thy Father (1973)
The rise and fall of an organized crime family.
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.
- Date of release
- 1973-03-01
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Crime, History, Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Paul Wendkos
Casting
- 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
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