Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Brief Synopsis
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An aging Joe Bonanno visits present-day Sicily and reflects on his life. Sent to America to escape Mussolini's fascists, Joe at first struggles to make ends meet as a barber, but then a Mob-connected cousin helps him gain entry into the world of organized crime. Bonanno becomes a successful bootlegg
Cast & Crew
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Vito Rezza
Simon Zoah
Bonfield Marcoux
Alessandro Ponti
Jessica Mackenzie
Carlo Antonioni
Film Details
Also Known As
American Mafia, Bonanno: Youngest Godfather, Bound by Honor
Genre
Biography
Crime
Period
Release Date
1999
Location
Sicily, Italy; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 35m
Synopsis
An aging Joe Bonanno visits present-day Sicily and reflects on his life. Sent to America to escape Mussolini's fascists, Joe at first struggles to make ends meet as a barber, but then a Mob-connected cousin helps him gain entry into the world of organized crime. Bonanno becomes a successful bootlegger, despite competition from the ambitious Joe Kennedy. A bloody war between Mob factions wipes out Bonanno's beloved mentor and places the 26-year-old at the head of the Castellamarese crime family. Quickly organizing "The Commission," Joe gains stature by bringing peace and prosperity to the New York Mafia. As the years pass, Bonanno's authority is tested by betrayals within his family, at the hands of the government during WWII, his old foe Joe Kennedy, and his own failing health. He becomes one of the few bosses to retire successfully from a life of organized crime.
Cast
Vito Rezza
Simon Zoah
Bonfield Marcoux
Alessandro Ponti
Jessica Mackenzie
Carlo Antonioni
Nicolas Clarizio
Jean-guy Bouchard
Roger Dunn
Carlo Rota
Lidia Russo
Antonio Cantafora
Jessica Welch
Vittorio Rossi
Robert Balassa
Gino Riccardo Arcaro
Matt Holland
Felice Terriaca
Art Kitching
Michel Perron
Edward James Olmos
Frank Pellegrino
Federico Pacitto
Claudia Besso
Sam Stone
Barry Blake
James Rae
Giancarlo Caltabiano
Carl Caldareri
Gordon Masten
Anik Redburn
Doug Murray
Mariusz Sibiga
Jessica Paré
Roberto Ozores
Raymond Desmarteau
Guido Grasso
Michael Cianciullo
Nazareno Natale
Emiliano Novelli
Daniel Kash
Maria Bugge
Nick Cavaiola
Richard Thouin
Mathieu Courtemanche
Alvaro D'antonio
Norris Domingue
Andrew Campbell
Tony Calabretta
Ben Bass
Emidio Michetti
Guido Piccone
Maurizio Terrazzano
Lou Vani
Luz Tercero
Joseph Mazzello
Harvey Berger
Dean Patrick Fleming
Joe Depaul
Ian Bertrand
Reggi Ettore
Robert Brewster
Pierfrancesco Favino
Frank Crudele
Nino Samaha
Bruno Diquinzio
Guy Kelada
Sig Stabile
Imma Gidaro
Elizabeth Frazio
Manuel Tadros
Gilbert Delasoie
Vincent Sheffield
Luis Molteni
Robert Higden
Marco Delillo
Aldo Tirelli
Karina Aktouf
Robert Loggia
Anna Valeria Dini
Frank Fontaine
Arthur Holden
Ryan Hollyman
Alex Ivanovici
Jean-francois Cloutier
Marie-christine Labelle
Robert Rudman
Luc Bourgeois
Alessandra Borghese
Ilona Utriainen
Mickel Taddeo
Walter Massey
Roc Lafortune
Joseph Muggeo
David Siscoe
Martin Landau
Carole Chatel
Marta Zoffoli
Alexandre Choquette
Silvio Olivero
Tom Wieckowsky
Claudia Ferri
Vito Defilippo
Carlo Berardinnucci
Mark Walker
Domenico Ciccarelli
Dennis St. John
Angelo Leone
Michel Boyer
Domenic Deleo
Michel Albert
Burke Lawrence
Vince Corazza
Costas Mandylor
Vlasta Vrana
Harry Standjofski
Chuck Shamata
Ralph Santostefano
Michael Caruana
Kevin Tierney
Michel Trudel
John Moore
Bob Harding
Dino Valiotis
Tony Nardi
John Ross
Minor Mustain
Carl Alacchi
J P Berger
Joel Miller
Matt Norklun
Alessandro Larocca
Sarah Genest
Patti Lupone
Angelo Pedari
Vincenzo Sanfilippo
Angelo Pellegrino
Giant Gustave Ouimet
Joe Biondi
Patricia Chica
Vittorio Claudio Masciulli
B Martin Sage
Jonathan Higgins
Howard Rosenstein
Franco Zoccali
Daniel Pilon
John Farinacci
Neil Kroetsch
Bruce Ramsay
Mark Camacho
Jack Langedijk
John Vamvas
Tony Chiarelli
Steven Spedicato
Patrice Lalande
Franco Montesano
Romano Orzari
Dom Fiore
Philip Bosco
Jean-guy Chapados
George Evans
Philippe Le Maistre
Richard Robitaille
Crew
Vincent Aird
Assistant Set Decorator
Fabienne April
Costume Department
Serge Archambault
Other
Henri Aubertin
Dresser
Carina Baccanale
Assistant Editor
Verena Baldeo
Production Manager
Serge Beauper
Titles
Edouard Bellegarde
Researcher
Alban Berg
Video
Catherine Berube
Assistant Director
Eric Biglietto
Camera Operator
Isabelle Bismuth
Video
Daniel Bisson
Foley Recordist
Francois Blouin
Assistant
Denis Bois
Dolly Grip
Josée Boisvert
Wardrobe
Bill Bonanno
Book As Source Material
Bill Bonanno
Executive Producer
Joseph Bonanno
Book As Source Material
Rebecca Booth
Dialogue Coach
Jerome Bouchard
Other
Diane Boucher
Adr Supervisor
Virginie Boudreau
Makeup Artist
Lucie Bourgouin
Music
Maurine Boutin
Unit Manager
Paul Boutin
Unit Manager Assistant
Mario Brabant
Grip
Benoir Briere
Visual Effects Supervisor
Monique Brodeir
Sound
Pierre Brunet
Assistant Location Manager
Maria Bugge
Dialect Coach
Tommaso Calevi
Line Producer
Chantal Cardinal
Dresser
Claudine Carpenter
Adr
Marzio Casa
Assistant Director
Lyne Charette
Dresser
Patricia Chica
Casting
Olivier Chouinard
Assistant Director
Daniel Chretien Jr.
Other
Sylvie Clement
Dresser
Francesco Colangeli
Other
Mario Corriveau
Production Accountant
Louis Dandonneau
Art Director
Mario Davignon
Costume Designer
Mathieu Decary
Camera Assistant
Claudio Del Gobbo
Grip
Orielle Del Re
Assistant Costume Designer
Robert Deschane
Adr
Michel Descombes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Massimiliano Deseena
Dolly Grip
Alain Desmarchais
Key Grip
Massimiliano Dessena
Dolly Grip
Thomas Michael Donnelly
Screenplay
Attila Dory
Photography
Yves Drapeau
Camera Assistant
Genevieve Dufault
Video
Charles Dugas
Assistant Property Master
Francois Dupire
Editor
Louis Dupire
Sound Editor
Sebastian Elias
Titles
Patrick Faille
3-D Animator
Stefano Falivene
Camera Operator
Benoit Fauteaux
Assistant Property Master
Gavin Fernandes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gaetan Fluet
Set Production Assistant
Riccardo Folgore
Unit Manager Assistant
Michelle Forest
Set Decorator
Denis Fortier
Camera Assistant
Lucie Fortier
Dialogue Editor
Eric Fortin
Sound
Emmanuelle Fournier
Assistant Set Decorator
Guy Francoeur
Foley Artist
Jean Frenette
Stunt Coordinator
Louise Gagne
Wardrobe
Paul Gagnon
Video
Massimo Gattabrusi
Hair Stylist
Andre Gaumond
Assistant Director
Ivan Gekoff
Camera Operator
Gianni Gentile
Other
Ronald J. Gilbert
Line Producer
Melanie G Gonthier
Other
Charks Granger
3-D Animator
Christian Gravel
Assistant Editor
Richard Gregoire
Music
Fred Grenon
Sound Effects Editor
Mario Grilli
Other
Sal Grimaldi
Adr
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Casting
Eric Guay
Craft Service
Pierre Guerin
Editing
David Hall
Assistant
Daniel Hamelin
Set Decorator
Norman Hamilton
Generator Operator
Johny Harcala
Transportation
Claude Hazanavicius
Sound Recordist
Azmin Jaffer
Assistant Costume Designer
Martine Kazemirchuk-giguere
Assistant Set Decorator
Cynthia Knight
Other
Katherine Koppe
Dresser
Edith Labbe
Camera Assistant
Jose Lacelle
Production Manager
Serge Ladouceur
Director Of Photography
Murielle Laferriere
Casting
Guy Lalande
Production Designer
Sergio Lalli
Book As Source Material
Denis Lamothe
Best Boy
Myriam Landry
Props Buyer
Danielle Lapointe
Assistant Director
Louis Larocque
Generator Operator
Francois Larose
Transportation Coordinator
Helene Lauzon
Sound
Bruno Lemire
Set Production Assistant
Stephane Lestage
Editing
Patrick Lima
Dolly Grip
Ilana Linden
Clearance Coordinator
Marc Lussier
Color Timer
Charles Marchand
Art Department
Simonetta Mariano
Costume Coordinator
Stephano Marino
Gaffer
Gaetan Marsolais
Art Department Coordinator
Julie Mcdonald
Dresser
Ken Meany
Set Decorator
Tommaso Mele
Key Grip
Eleonora Miggliaccio
Hair Stylist
Mauro Misino
Grip
Thierry Morlaas-lurbe
Boom Operator
Renata Moro
Other
Emmanuelle Orange-parent
Video
Valeria Paoloni
On-Set Dresser
Denis Papillon
Editor
Michel Paquette
Other
Louis-martin Paradis
Assistant Editor
Eric Parenteau
Assistant Director
Sally Pattinson
Production Coordinator
Daniel L. Paulson
Executive Producer
Lise Peloquin
Assistant Director
Emilie Perrault
Dresser
Massimo Petrolini
Construction
Diego Plaia
Location Manager
Manuele Plaia
Assistant Director
Stefano Plaia
Production Assistant
Lue Poirier
Other
Pascale Pratte
3-D Animator
Bob Pritchett
Hair Stylist
Pietro Putzu
Generator Operator
Cosma Quaglia
Assistant Director
Colleen Quinton
Makeup Artist
Mario Rachiele
Cgi Artist
Mario Racicot
Assistant Property Master
Philippe Ralet
Editing
Pierre Rancourt
Gaffer
Andre Ratelle
Property Master
Dominique Ricard
Camera Operator
Marc Ricard
Art Director
Elena Poccetto Ricci
Art Director
Alain Richard
On-Line Editor
Pierre Richard
Video
Pierre Riopel
Art Director
Christian Rivest
Sound Effects Editor
Ginette Robitaille
Set Decorator
Bernard Rodrigue
Location Manager
Martin Ross
On-Line Editor
Priscilla Rossi
Assistant Director
Maurice Roy
Camera Operator
Matthieu Roy-decarie
Post-Production Supervisor
Salvatore Ruberto
Gaffer
Bruno Ruffolo
Adr
Giulla Saccucci
Accountant
Franco M Salamon
Stunt Coordinator
Franco M Salamon
Special Effects
Yanie Salvas
Production Coordinator
Gloria Saya
Assistant Director
Berrilla Silvestrin
Dresser
Marco Spoletini
Casting
Jean-pierre St Louis
Camera Operator
Robert Stetco
Camera Operator
Stefania Svizzeretto
Assistant Costume Designer
Nicole Theoret
Editing
Louise Theriault
Script Supervisor
Kevin Tierney
Producer
Tami Treadwell
Adr
Vivianne Vallee
Art Department Coordinator
Antonio Vidosa
Special Effects Coordinator
Matteo Von Normann
Unit Manager
Alice Wright
Dialogue Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
American Mafia, Bonanno: Youngest Godfather, Bound by Honor
Genre
Biography
Crime
Period
Release Date
1999
Location
Sicily, Italy; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 35m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video January 18, 2000
Aired in United States July 25, 1999
Aired in United States July 26, 1999
Based on 40 hours of taped conversations with Joseph Bonanno, age 94, who became the youngest Mafia don at the age of 24.
Previous title: "American Mafia."
Began shooting August 16, 1998.
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