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Witness to the Mob is a american film of genre Drama directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan released in USA on 10 may 1998 with Nicholas Turturro

Witness to the Mob (1998)

Witness to the Mob
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Released in USA 10 may 1998
Length 4h
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime,    Politic
Rating66% 3.3479253.3479253.3479253.3479253.347925

Witness to the Mob is a made for TV film which premiered on May 10, 1998.

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Based on a true story, the film follows the rise of Sammy Gravano in ranks in the Gambino crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the New York Cosa Nostra that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, his turning to government witness in the legal trials of John Gotti and his life in federal Witness Protection Program.

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