Inside the American Mob - Season 1 - Eps 5: Rise & Fall of Gotti

Name: Eps 5: Rise & Fall of Gotti
Released: 2013-08-18
Rating: 4.1

2013-08-18 • 60 min • ⭐ 8.2/10

It's 1986, and a recent court ruling has landed most of the Mafia family bosses in jail, while on the streets of New York it's every man for himself. But one gangster sees chaos as an opportunity: John Gotti, a Gambino captain with a taste for unbridled violence and a vaulting ambition. NGC chronicles Gotti's rise to power as boss of the Gambino family as told by his closest Gambino associates and the former law enforcement officials determined to bring him down.

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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.