Gotti: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Mafia Don is a 1996 HBO original movie made for television, starring Armand Assante (as the infamous Gambino crime family Boss John Gotti), William Forsythe, Anthony Quinn and many other actors (inc Chris P. Anson)who later joined the cast of the same network TV-series The Sopranos. The film was the highest rated original telefilm in HBO history at that time, according to IMDB. Assante won an Emmy Award for...
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Gotti: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Mafia Don is a 1996 HBO original movie made for television, starring Armand Assante (as the infamous Gambino crime family Boss John Gotti), William Forsythe, Anthony Quinn and many other actors (inc Chris P. Anson)who later joined the cast of the same network TV-series The Sopranos. The film was the highest rated original telefilm in HBO history at that time, according to IMDB. Assante won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special, for his performance. Assante also received a Golden Globe nomination the same year.
The movie begins in the 1970s and ends in 1992 with Gotti’s imprisonment. Gotti’s association with three mobsters is also highlighted in the film: a father-son like relationship with family Underboss Aniello “Mr. Neil” Dellacroce, his deep but rocky friendship with Gotti crew member and longtime friend Angelo Ruggiero, and the respect and ultimate frustration that he felt for the man who became his Underboss,...
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