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The best organised crime documentary.
A British documentary on the uniquely American phenomena that is, or was, the Mafia. It really shouldn't be this good but with a host of interviews with Mafia insiders, most of whom are in hiding, law enforcement officials both local and federal and journalists it manages to fill its seven episodes with a concise and detailed account of the organisation and its history.
This uniquely British viewpoint adds a real sense of quality on a subject that in other documentaries has come across as rather sensational. There are no tacky reconstructions or broadly accented voice overs from 'gangster flick' celebs to spoil the subject matter.
Co-incidentally the series was made at a time when the Mafia in the US was about to undergo a huge change as the rise and subsequent fall of John Gotti brought an end to the glamorous 'Godfather' image that the organisation had until then. Made in 1984 this series examines the organisation as it was, from prohibition until the early eighties and details the important events and players that made this iconic criminal enterprise such a problem for society.
Detailed but never dull it is one of the best documentary series I have seen on any subject and probably the definitive work on the Mafia.
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- ezm07
- Jan 17, 2018
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