Richard S. Castellano

Francis Ford Coppola's epic features Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged... (Paramount Pictures)

A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring. (imdb)

The first two Godfather films were re-edited together in chronological order with additional footage added. (imdb)

A tough, New York ex-cop relentlessly searches for his kidnapped teenage daughter whom is held by a twisted psycho after mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy businessman. (imdb)

Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatrice. (imdb)

Originally telecast February 12, 1981, Gangster Chronicles was the three-hour opener for the subsequent miniseries. This first installment is a sort of Young Tommy Guns, with youthful, charismatic actors playing some of the more odious criminals of the 20th century. Joe Penny portrays Bugsy Siegel, Michael Nouri essays Lucky Luciano, and Brian Benben plays a fictional composite of several mobsters (here named "Michael Lasker"). (allmovie.com)

Story of the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family. (imdb)

Three poor ghetto kids in turn-of-the-century New York grow up to become feared gangsters. (imdb)

Working class widower Joe Vitale is raising his teenage boys Mark and Nick in Hoboken, New Jersey with the help of his aunt Florence. Proudly Italian-American, he hangs out with pal Gus and neighbor waitress Estelle.

In middle age, inventor Stephen Minch is happy enough with his life. His wife Martha, however, resents his lack of drive, his complacency, his willingness to live hand-to-mouth, and his ever-present and ever-annoying sidekick Hanus Wicks. Confronted by the evidence of Martha's years-long regret over how their lives together have turned out, Stephen decides to use his newest invention to repair her unhappiness. The new invention: a time machine.