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
Original release
Network	NBC
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. The film is based on the book about Gravano, titled Underboss, written by Peter Maas. Main source of information was Gravano himself.

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/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 – Mobster#1
• Tony Kruk – Di Bernardo/Robert DiBernardo
• Stephen Payne – Bosko Radonjich
• Leonardo Cimino – Neil Dellacroce
• Arthur Nascarella - Bruce Mouw
• Gaetano LoGiudice - Gotti Bodyguard

External links

• Witness to the Mob at IMDb