The Don Is Dead
"Power built an empire. Passion destroyed it."
After his mistress is murdered, a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
"Power built an empire. Passion destroyed it."
After his mistress is murdered, a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
Anthony Quinn
Don Angelo DiMorra
Frederic Forrest
Tony Fargo
Robert Forster
Frank Regalbuto
Al Lettieri
Vince Fargo
Angel Tompkins
Ruby Dunne
Charles Cioffi
Orlando
Jo Anne Meredith
Marie
Barry Russo
Don Aggimio Bernardo
Louis Zorich
Mitch
After his mistress is murdered, a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
Unambitious but still entertaining enough mafia crime-drama featuring pretty good performances, for the most part anyway, that likely came about due to the success of The Godfather, released a year prior (I assume many studios were buying up rights to other mafia-based novels). Anthony Quinn is quite good, as is Robert Forster save for a scene upon hearing about the death of his father, there the emotion felt hollow. But otherwise, it's a passable crime-drama worth checking out. **3.25/5**
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