News
July 25, 1999
Martin Landau Stars in Showtime's "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story"
Martin Landau will be starring in Showtime's 2-part mini-series "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story". Broadcast tonight, Sunday July 25, 1999 and Monday July 26, 1999 at 8:00 PM ET/PT with an encore showing on Wednesday August 11, 1999 and Thursday August 12, 1999 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on the Showtime Network.
| Bonanno: A Godfather's Story Martin Landau stars in 1999's sprawling, two part cable biopic of New York Mafia don Joseph Bonanno, who has long been considered the inspiration for Mario Puzo's Vito Corleone. In Part 1 of the film, based on Bonanno's autobiography, the elderly mobster (Landau) recalls in flashbacks how he was drawn to the world of organized crime. While selling bootleg liquor during Prohibition, the orphan Bonanno finds a substitute "family" after his cool head for business attracts the patronage of godfather Salvatore Maranzano (Edward James Olmos). Soon after Bonanno finds himself rising through the ranks. Young Bonanno: Bruce Ramsay. (Part 1 2:35, Part 2 2:15) [TV Guide, Vol. 47 No. 30 Issue #2417, July 24-30, 1999] |
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