1973
4.0 (2 votes)
1h 37m
Genres
Crime
History
Drama
TV Movie
Production Companies
Halcyon Productions
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Honor Thy Father
The rise and fall of an organized crime family.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Paul Wendkos
Screenplay: Lewis John Carlino
Director of Photography: Arthur J. Ornitz, Howard Schwartz
