The Making of the Mob
TV Show · Documentary · History

Emmy-winning actor Ray Liotta - who starred as real-life gangster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's `GoodFellas' - narrates an eight-part docudrama that traces the rise of organized crime in America. The series blends dramatic scenes, archival footage and visual effects to show how notorious wiseguys like Charles `Lucky' Luciano and Benjamin `Bugsy' Siegel transformed from neighbourhood gang members in the early 1900s to murderous entrepreneurs and bootleggers. Included are exclusive interviews with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Meyer Lansky II, Chazz Palminteri, Drea de Matteo, Joe Mantegna, Frankie Valli, Mob attorney and former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, noted author and historian David Pietrusza, and many others.

2015 · 42m
Starring Rich Graff, Ian Bell, Taylor M. Graham
Director John Ealer

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Education of Lucky Luciano
    Charles "Lucky" Luciano arrives in New York, teaming with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. During Prohibition, Luciano's crew makes a fortune.
    35 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Equal Opportunity Gangster
    During Prohibition, Charles "Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld. Two bosses start a mob war, and Luciano plans to kill them both.
    38 min
  • EPISODE 3
    King of New York
    After ordering the assassination of the city's two most powerful mob bosses, Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano, 34-year-old Charles "Lucky" Luciano is poised to seize control of the New York mafia.
    38 min
  • EPISODE 4
    A Rising Threat
    Luciano decides to expand his own criminal operations into the business of prostitution. His empire quickly grows to 200 brothels, with bookers, madams and prostitutes paying a percentage to the Mafia.
    39 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Exit Strategy
    "Lucky" Luciano is found guilty of running a prostitution ring, and is imprisoned; Vito Genovese becomes acting boss.
    38 min
  • EPISODE 6
    The Mob at War
    World War II begins, and the military asks Charles “Lucky” Luciano to secure the New York docks and aid the invasion of Sicily. After the war, the Navy pressures Thomas Dewey to free Luciano. Dewey agrees... deporting Luciano to Italy.
    39 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Rich Graff
    Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
  • I‌B
    Ian Bell
    Meyer Lansky
  • T‌M
    Taylor M. Graham
    Actor
  • J‌C
    Jonathan C. Stewart
    Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
  • A‌B
    Anthony Bisciello
    Joe Profaci
  • C‌T
    Craig Thomas Rivela
    Vito Genovese
  • U‌C
    Umberto Celisano
    Al Capone
  • James Kacey
    Joe Bonanno
  • M‌F
    Mark Falvo
    Italian Immigrant
  • E‌B
    Evan Boymel
    Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
  • Ray Liotta
    Narrator

About

The Making of the Mob

Documentary

Emmy-winning actor Ray Liotta - who starred as real-life gangster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's `GoodFellas' - narrates an eight-part docudrama that traces the rise of organized crime in America. The series blends dramatic scenes, archival footage and visual effects to show how notorious wiseguys like Charles `Lucky' Luciano and Benjamin `Bugsy' Siegel transformed from neighbourhood gang members in the early 1900s to murderous entrepreneurs and bootleggers. Included are exclusive interviews with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Meyer Lansky II, Chazz Palminteri, Drea de Matteo, Joe Mantegna, Frankie Valli, Mob attorney and former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, noted author and historian David Pietrusza, and many others.

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AMC
Released
2015
Rated
Caution
Region of Origin
United States
© 2015 AMC Film Holdings LLC

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