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Basic Info

First Air: January 10, 2003

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 5

Last Episode

Name: Bugsy Siegel - Gambling on the Mob

Season: 1, Episode: 5

Air Date: 2003-01-10

Runtime: 46 min

Handsome, glamorous, ant the most vicious crime boss of all, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel began as a hit man on the streets of Brooklyn and died the victim of a mysterious murder, but not before turning a desert mirage into a Las Vegas dreamland.

The True History of the Mafia - Godfathers Collection

2003 1 seasons 5 episodes

Overview

Godfathers investigates the mob like no other documentary before it. From the mass immigration of Italians at the end of the 19th century to money laundering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2000, this up-to-date, feature-length production offers a unique perspective on the history of the Mafia as seen through the eyes of an Italian journalist. With newly discovered footage from Italian archives and rare interviews from both sides of the law, Godfathers probes the psychology, the sociology, and the economics behind this powerful yet secretive society. Some of the biggest names in mafia history are introduced, and the ways in which their political savvy helped them orchestrate many of history's major events is explained.