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.
as Salvatore (Bill) Bonnano
as Rosalie Bonnano
as Joseph Bonnano
as Frank Labruzzo
as Joe Magliocco
as Don A. Tirello
as Narrator (voice)
as Gaspare de Gregorio
as Stefano Magaddino
as Joe Notario
as Hank Perrone
as Pete Notario
as William P. Maloney
as Lawyer Kreiger
as Nick