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Origins of the Mafia (1976)

Origins of the Mafia poster
Original title
Alle origini della mafia
Directed by
Enzo Muzii
Genre
detective fiction
Country
United Kingdom, Italy
Length
1 season, 5 episodes
Rated
VM14
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This miniseries traces the origins of the Sicilian mafia across three centuries. Each episode tells a separate story set between 1575 and 1875.

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What happens

Origins of the Mafia (Italian: Alle origini della mafia) is a 1976 television crime-drama miniseries directed by Enzo Muzii. A co-production between Italian RAI and British ITC, it deals with the roots of the Sicilian mafia between 1575 and 1875. It consists of five episodes, and each episode is structured as a standalone narrative. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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