The Mafia: Empire of Crime
Dive deep into the dark heart of the mob with this definitive 4-disc set from HISTORY. A sweeping saga of bloodshed, betrayal and big business, The Mafia offers a cold-blooded examination of organized crime in the 20th century, from prohibition to WWII and the Cold War, to JFK s presidency and John Gotti. Get the real story behind the Kennedy connection, see how organized crime infiltrated organized labor, learn how the Mob helped win WWII, and trace the exploits of legendary figures through rare photos, footage and period accounts. From bootlegging to racketeering to murder, from Al Capone and Lucky Luciano to Benjamin Bugsy Siegel, this comprehensive collector s set is a groundbreaking investigation into the origins of the ethnic gangs that turned criminal activities into family enterprises, and a detailed look at some of the mob s most notorious members.
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- Ep 1
1.The Prohibition Years
19-03-1993250mAmerican Justice goes back in time to the Prohibition Era. From January 16th, 1920 with the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution banning the production, transport...
- Ep 2
2.Birth of the American Mafia
15-09-1993250mAmerican Justice chronicles the history of the American Mafia. The Mafia is profiled from it's origin on the island of Sicily to those same Sicilian's immigrating to New Orleans, a...
- Ep 3
3.The Kennedys and the Mob
22-09-1993250mAmerican Justice examines the Kennedy family and their polarized relationship with organized crime throughout the years. Starting with Joseph P. Kennedy who had made much of his fo...
- Ep 4
4.Unions and the Mob
29-09-1993250mAmerican Justice goes back in time to take an in-depth look at labor unions and how organized crime used intimidation and murder to gain a stranglehold on the livelihood of the Ame...
- Ep 5
5.Empire of Crime
06-10-1993250mOn this segment of American Justice host Bill Kurtis narrates an hour long look at the Mafia in it's "hay day" and some of it's most lucrative adventures. From the Prohibition Era...
- Ep 6
6.Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Board
13-10-1993250mHe ran the Mob like a corporation--diversifying rackets, organizing gangs and running his own political candidates--and his top-secret war efforts earned him parole from a 50-year...
- Ep 7
7.Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon
15-10-199345mFrom the pogroms of Eastern Europe to the heyday of the Vegas Mob, rare footage and interviews reveal the double life of the man known as the Mob's financial leader.
- Ep 8
8.Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family
20-10-199345mKnown for their high level of sophistication, the Genovese family not only played a leading role in creating the structure of organized crime in America, but in shaping how the mob...
- Ep 9
9.Bugsy Siegel
22-10-199345mHandsome, glamorous and 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 no...
- Ep 10
10.Al Capone and the Machine Gun Massacre
27-10-199345mCrime boss Al Capone elevated the violence of Prohibition Chicago to a new level with the Thompson submachine gun, a messenger of death that led to one of the most famous mass murd...
- Ep 11
11.America and the Mob: Wartime Friends
29-10-199345mCrime boss Al Capone elevated the violence of Prohibition Chicago to a new level with the Thompson submachine gun, a messenger of death that led to one of the most famous mass murd...
- Ep 12
12.The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
03-11-199345mTrace the rise and fall of one of the most famous Mafia families, from crime legend Carlo Gambino to his successor Paul Castellano, and the reign of John Gotti.
- Ep 13
13.Mob Hitmen
05-11-199345m
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