Inside the American Mob - Season 1 - Eps 1: Stayin' Alive in the '70s

Name: Eps 1: Stayin' Alive in the '70s
Released: 2013-07-28
Rating: 4.1

2013-07-28 • 60 min • ⭐ 8.2/10

In the early 1970s, a hidden empire of crime, violence and power ruled the streets of New York City. The five families of the American mafia ruled, and the family bosses were untouchable. No one admits in public that the organization even exists--until one boss decides to break the rules. Joe Colombo. Other bosses are content to run their business from behind the scenes, but Colombo wants to take the fight to the FBI. When he does, the results are disastrous for the mob. Meanwhile, a new generation of agents enters the FBI, and they're not the usual suits. Italian-American guys who grew up in the same neighborhoods as gangsters start working for the Bureau and change the game. One of those agents is Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, who infiltrates a crime family more successfully than any other agent ever had. It's the beginning of the end for the mob, though no one knows it yet.

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About Inside the American Mob

Title: Inside the American Mob

First Air Date: 2013-07-28

Last Air Date: 2013-08-25

Status: Ended

Rating: 8.2/10 (from 13 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 6

Network: National Geographic

Genres: Action & Adventure

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

Delve into the secret underworld of the American Mafia, as told by the criminals who lived it and the law enforcers who hunted it. This dramatic six-part series chronicles the true-life story of the modern Mob in America, as former mobsters, informants, and FBI agents expose the takedown of the deadliest and most infamous organized crime ring in U.S. history. A combination of recently declassified files, first-person accounts by federal officials and the mafioso themselves, and rare archival footage sheds a new light on the raw, violent, and corrupt underworld that gripped America for decades.