The Great Betrayal

Reveals details of the vicious war between the two that emerged, unleashing a terror that drove one Godfather to break 'omerta', the mobsters' sacred vow of silence. The Sicilian mafia were distributing billions of dollars worth of heroin into the US each year via Mafiosi-owned pizzerias across the country. The crime fighting authorities in the US and a virtual one man band in Palermo, Sicily, Giovanni Falcone, waged war against them. But they needed first-hand evidence, like a highly placed informer prepared to spill the beans, to make a big dent in the operation. ...

Writing:
  • Charlie Smith

Stars:
Release Date: 2005-06-13
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 8.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English

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Mafia, What Mafia
Episode 1 - Mafia, What Mafia
Going Global
Episode 2 - Going Global
The Great Betrayal
Episode 3 - The Great Betrayal
The Godfathers
Episode 4 - The Godfathers