Gotti Movie Review 1996

Follows the career of the New York mobster known as the "Teflon Don." Gotti's (Assante) mentor is Neil Dellacroce (Quinn), underboss to the aging head of the Gambino crime family. When Gambino (Lawrence) dies, Gotti is incensed that Paul Castellano (Sarafian) is named as family successor and eventually has him killed. He then grabs power (and lots of tabloid headlines), manages to beat his first federal racketeering rap, but is brought down with the aid of his own underboss, Sammy the Bull (Forsythe), whom the feds get into court.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Organized Crime, True Crime, New York, New York, Biopics: Cops & Robbers

Screenplay

Steve Shagan

Cast

Armand Assante, William Forsythe, Anthony Quinn, Richard Sarafian, Vincent Pastore, Robert Miranda, Frank Vincent, Marc Lawrence, Al Waxman, Alberta Watson, Silvio Oliviero, Nigel Bennett, Dominic Chianese, G. Anthony "Tony" Sirico, Scott Cohen, Raymond Serra

Cinematography

Alar Kivilo

Director

Robert Harmon

Music

Mark Isham

Producer

Gary Lucchesi, Rysher Entertainment, HBO Pictures