The mob's real story is messier than Hollywood dares to show.
46 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestHandsome, glamorous, ant the most vicious crime boss of all, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel began as a hit man on the streets of Brooklyn and died the victim of a mysterious murder, but not before turning a desert mirage into a Las Vegas dreamland.
Godfathers investigates the mob like no other documentary before it. From the mass immigration of Italians at the end of the 19th century to money laundering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2000, this up-to-date, feature-length production offers a unique perspective on the history of the Mafia as seen through the eyes of an Italian journalist. With newly discovered footage from Italian archives and rare interviews from both sides of the law, Godfathers probes the psychology, the sociology, and the economics behind this powerful yet secretive society. Some of the biggest names in mafia history are introduced, and the ways in which their political savvy helped them orchestrate many of history's major events is explained.
Production
Rare Italian archive footage nobody else secured.
Writing
Journalist narrator who actually grew up there.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as The Sopranos finale, this series directly confronts the romanticised American mob narrative that dominated pop culture for decades.
The Italian journalist perspective deliberately excludes the American 'rise and fall' arc, treating the mafia as continuous infrastructure rather than tragic individual stories.
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