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Witness to the Mob
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Witness to the Mob

1998-05-10 · 124 min · ★ 7.1

TV Movie · Crime · Drama

Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino crime family. However, betrayals within the family saw him break the code of silence and became the highest ranking member of the mob to turn into a rat - 'a rat in a suit,- assisting the government to finally put away the Teflon Don, John Gotti.

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Directors
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Production companies
Tribeca Productions, NBC Studios
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nicholas TurturroNicholas TurturroSammy 'The Bull' Gravano
Tom SizemoreTom SizemoreJohn Gotti
Debi MazarDebi MazarDeborah Gravan
Abe VigodaAbe VigodaPaul Castellano
Philip Baker HallPhilip Baker HallToddo Aurello
Kirk AcevedoKirk AcevedoNicky Scibetta
Adam J. RothThe sign painter
Frank VincentFrank VincentFrankie DeCicco
Lenny VenitoLenny VenitoSal DiMaggio
Johnny WilliamsJohnny WilliamsAngelo Ruggiero
Frankie ValliFrankie ValliFrank LoCascio
Michael ImperioliMichael ImperioliLouie Milito
Vincent PastoreVincent PastoreMikey De Batt
Alfred NittoliMotts Cassella
Kathrine NarducciKathrine NarducciLinda Milito
Tony SiricoTony SiricoTommy Gambino
Frank MinucciFrank MinucciNorman Du Ponte
Jeffrey DonovanJeffrey DonovanAgent #1

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