Witness to the Mob

Witness to the Mob
Genre	Crime Drama
Written by	Stanley Weiser
Directed by	Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Starring	Nicholas Turturro Tom Sizemore Michael Imperioli and Vincent Pastore
Theme music composer	Stephen Endelman Sonny Kompanek
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Caroline Baron (producer) Robert De Niro (executive producer) Brad Epstein (executive producer) Pamela Reis (associate producer) Jane Rosenthal (executive producer) Amy Sayres (associate producer)
Cinematography	Frank Prinzi
Editor	David Ray
Running time	240 min.
Production companies	NBC Studios Tribeca Productions
Distributor	NBC
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	May 10–11, 1998

Witness to the Mob is a made-for-TV film which premiered on Sunday, May 10, and concluded on Monday, May 11, 1998.

Plot

Based on a true story, the film follows the rise of Sammy Gravano in ranks in the Gambino crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the New York Cosa Nostra that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, his turning to government witness in the legal trials of John Gotti and his life in federal Witness Protection Program.

Cast

• Nicholas Turturro – Sammy Gravano
• Tom Sizemore – John Gotti
• Debi Mazar – Deborah Gravano
• Abe Vigoda – Paul Castellano
• Philip Baker Hall – Salvatore "Toddo" Aurello
• Frank Vincent – Frank DeCicco
• Lenny Venito – Sal DiMaggio
• Johnny Williams – Angelo Ruggiero
• Frankie Valli – Frank LoCascio
• Michael Imperioli – Louie Milito
• Vincent Pastore – Michael DeBatt
• Peter McRobbie – George Pape (based on Gerard Pappa)
• Nicholas Kepros – Vincent "The Chin" (Vincent Gigante)
• Michael Ryan Segal – Nicky Cowboy (Nicholas Mormando)
• Tony Sirico – Tommy Gambino (Thomas Gambino)
• Richard Bright – Joseph Paruta
• Richard E.Council – Louie DiBono (Louis DiBono)
• Peter Appel – Eddie Garofal (Edward Garofalo)
• Gerard Cordero - Wiseguy #1
• Tony Kruk – Di Bernardo (Robert DiBernardo)
• Stephen Payne – Bosko Radonjich
• Leonardo Cimino – Neil Dellacroce
• Arthur Nascarella - Bruce Mouw
• Gaetano LoGiudice - Gotti Bodyguard
• Kirk Acevedo - Nicholas Scibetta
• Joseph Siravo - Gene Gotti
• Kathrine Narducci- Linda Milito

Production

The film was based on court records, FBI transcripts and news reports (rather than on the 1997 book Underboss written by Peter Maas).

Vincent Pastore, Tony Sirico, and Frank Vincent had all previously appeared in Gotti (1996 film), which covered the same events, each playing a different character than he played in this film.

External links

• Witness to the Mob at IMDb