Gotti (1996)

Directed by

Robert Harmon

Genre

drama film, biographical film, crime film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

16

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV film follows the rise of mob boss John Gotti through the Gambino crime family. It shows his life of crime, his courtroom battles, and his relationships with family and associates.

intensedramaticgrittymethodicalsombertensecharacter-driven

What happens

Gotti is a 1996 American crime drama television film directed by Robert Harmon and written by Steve Shagan. Based primarily on the columns of reporter Jerry Capeci, who also co-wrote the 1996 non-fiction book Gotti: Rise and Fall with Gene Mustain and served as the film's executive producer, the film stars Armand Assante in the title role as infamous Gambino crime family boss John Gotti, along with William Forsythe, and Anthony Quinn. It premiered on HBO on August 17, 1996. Assante won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his performance. Assante received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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