Men of Respect is a 1990 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth starring John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a mafia hitman who climbs his way to the top by killing his own boss. Directed by William C. Reilly, this is actually not the first attempt to transplant Macbeth to the American mob culture, as this had already been done before in the 1955 film Joe MacBeth.
The D’Amico Family is a fictional New York based Organized Crime Family...
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Men of Respect is a 1990 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth starring John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a mafia hitman who climbs his way to the top by killing his own boss. Directed by William C. Reilly, this is actually not the first attempt to transplant Macbeth to the American mob culture, as this had already been done before in the 1955 film Joe MacBeth.
The D’Amico Family is a fictional New York based Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra that surfaced during 1991 which was a period of turmoil for an otherwise low key and prosperous organization. The D’Amicos, named for its long-time patriarch Charlie “The Little Padrino” D’Amico, has interests in several clubs, diners and laundry mats, including The Las Vegas Parlor, Whitestone Billiards as well as traditional rackets such as gambling and loansharking from Riversdale to Westend, Belmont, Fordham, Fremont and Concourse.
Charlie “The Little Padrino” D’Amico
Longtime patriarch of the family that bears his name,...
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