America's gangster kings
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | America's gangster kings |
| Country of production | Germany |
| year | 2017 |
| Production company |
Stephen David Entertainment, AMC Studios , Kelvinfilm |
| Episodes | 3 ( list ) |
| genre |
Drama , crime thriller |
| First broadcast | March 5, 2017 on ZDF |
America's Gangster Kings is a 3-part German docu-drama series by the TV program ZDF-History about the American Cosa Nostra during the 1920s, 30s and 40s.
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The documentary series offers an insight into the rise of Charles “Lucky” Luciano and his partners Meyer Lansky , Frank Costello , “Bugsy” Siegel and Vito Genovese in the underworld of New York City.
| Lucky Luciano | Meyer Lansky | Frank Costello | Bugsy seal | Vito Genovese |
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Episode list
| No. | Original title | Summary | First broadcast D |
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| 1 | The rise from the gutter | Topics include the alcohol smuggling controlled by "Joe" Masseria in New York City during Prohibition , Luciano's heroin trade, the murder of Umberto Valenti , the so-called war of Castellammare that was triggered by Salvatore Maranzano and the murder of Masseria and Maranzano. | 5th March 2017 |
| 2 | The fall of the godfather | Topics include the establishment of the so-called Mafia Commission in the States and Murder, Inc. , the syndicate's gambling business, Luciano's red light network, Thomas Dewey's persecution of the syndicate and the conviction of Lucky Luciano. | March 12, 2017 |
| 3 | Fame and death | Topics include Luciano's early release from prison and his deportation to Italy, the new management of the family business by Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel's construction of "The Flamingo Hotel" casino in Las Vegas and his murder and the takeover of the Luciano Family by Vito Genovese. | 19th March 2017 |
background
The footage used in the documentary series originally comes from episodes of the first season of the US documentary drama series The Making of the Mob , which was produced by Stephen David Entertainment . Frauke Wolf produced the German revision for Kelvinfilm and the documentary series was broadcast for the first time in Germany by the television program ZDF-History .
As in The Making of the Mob , this documentary series is commented on by various well-known people: including the authors Selwyn Raab , Gay Talese and Rich Cohen , the former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani , the actors Joe Mantegna , Vincent Pastore , Chazz Palminteri , Frank Vincent and Drea de Matteo and also by Meyer Lansky's grandson Meyer Lansky II and Thomas Dewey's grandson Thomas Dewey III.