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The Making of the Mob: New York - Season 1
A documentary television series about a criminal story took place in New York. The story begins When World War II begins, the army asks Luciano to help in the invasion of Sicily. Thomas Dewey believes he will be allowed to leave. Luciano will receive the heroin ring Vito Genovese in Italy and then return to Meyer Lansky at the top of the mob in Cuba. In the meantime, Genovese and Carlo Gambino conspire against mob leadership, and the dream of Bugsy Siegel in Las Vegas turns into a killer.
23 January 1973, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
25 February 1973, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
13 April 1939, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
23 September 1987, Wellington, New Zealand
27 May 1964, Wellington, New Zealand
June 12, 2015
A lot of notorious names are shown doing bad things during The Making of the Mob, but sitting through the first few hours, it's that stoop-to-conquer mentality, more than anything else, that really seems criminal.
June 11, 2015
It's all handsomely produced and cogently told, even if the soundtrack and dramatizing can sometimes be akin to over-baked zitti.
June 10, 2015
The Mafia is one of those subjects in which fiction is stronger than truth. Although The Making of the Mob tries hard, it still feels like a pale imitation of the fake thing.
June 17, 2015
Many Mafia classics have been faulted for glamorizing the criminal lifestyle; in that respect, the plodding "Making of the Mob" is a good antidote.
June 23, 2015
Mobster history series is entertaining, really violent.