Abe Vigoda
Biography: Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abraham Charles Vigoda (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) proved himself in both gritty dramatic roles, and as an actor with wonderful comedic timing. Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor on the Lower East Side. He made his first stage appearance at the age of 17 and plodded away in small theater shows for over 20 years. For the majority of film-goers, Vigoda first came to prominence in The Godfather (1972) as the double-crossing Tessio, pleading with Robert Duvall to get him off the hook "for old times' sake." He also appeared in its sequel. Vigoda had roles in a few nondescript TV films before landing the plum part of Sgt. Phil Fish on the brilliant sitcom Barney Miller (1974). Perhaps his best known role, Sgt. Fish proved popular enough to be spun off to his own (short-lived) series Fish (1977). With his long face and unusual looks, Vigoda remained in high demand in mafioso-type roles, and for a while in the mid-1980s, he was mistakenly believed to have been dead, leading producers to remark, "I need an Abe Vigoda type actor," not realizing Vigoda was still alive and well. The 1990s and beyond became busy again for him, with appearances in North (1994), The Misery Brothers (1995), A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998), and Crime Spree (2003). He continued acting into his 90s, surprising audiences with his entertaining style. Abe Vigoda died in his sleep on January 26, 2016 in Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 24, 1921
Deathday: January 26, 2016
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Tea Cakes or Cannoli
2000-12-31
Tea Cakes or Cannoli
Overview: Life through the eyes of a sixteen-year old boy growing up in Boston's north side. Director Francine Pellegrino captures the richness of Boston-Italian heritage while exposing the importance of love, family, and neighborhood.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-31
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North
1994-07-22
North
Overview: Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-22
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Cannonball Run II
1984-06-29
Cannonball Run II
Overview: When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast. Legendary driver J.J. McClure enters the competition along with his friend Victor and together they set off across the American landscape in a madcap action-adventure destined to test their wits and automobile skills.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-29
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Prancer
1989-11-17
Prancer
Overview: Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished apple farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in town. She hides the reindeer in her barn and feeds it cookies, until she can return it to Santa. Her father finds the reindeer an decides to sell it to the butcher, not for venison chops, but as an advertising display.
Genres: Family Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-17
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Look Who's Talking
1989-10-12
Look Who's Talking
Overview: Mollie is a single working mother who's out to find the perfect father for her child. Her baby, Mikey, prefers James, a cab driver turned babysitter who has what it takes to make them both happy. But Mollie won't even consider James. It's going to take all the tricks a baby can think of to bring them together before it's too late.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-12
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Just the Ticket
1998-02-01
Just the Ticket
Overview: Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-01
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The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
1981-03-24
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Overview: The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television," released to video in 1981. Unlike the miniseries, which was presented in four segments (each with opening and closing credits), the Epic is presented as a single segment. In January 2016, HBO aired the Epic in its uncut and uncensored format, later making it available on its streaming platforms. The HBO showing contained most of the known deleted scenes, thereby lengthening the runtime of the Epic from its video release to 423 minutes.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-24
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The Cheap Detective
1978-06-23
The Cheap Detective
Overview: A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-23
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993-12-25
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Overview: Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea.
Genres: Action Animation Crime Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-25
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Witness to the Mob
1998-05-10
Witness to the Mob
Overview: Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino crime family. However, betrayals within the family saw him break the code of silence and became the highest ranking member of the mob to turn into a rat - 'a rat in a suit,- assisting the government to finally put away the Teflon Don, John Gotti.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-10
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Sugar Hill
1994-02-25
Sugar Hill
Overview: In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the Mafia steps in when a drug dealer quits his partner brother to lead a straight life with his girlfriend.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-25
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A Brooklyn State of Mind
1998-01-01
A Brooklyn State of Mind
Overview: Al Stanco has lived all of his life in Brooklyn and does some work for the local crime lord, Danny Parente. New to the neighbourhood is Gabriela, a filmmaker shooting a documentary on the real Brooklyn. Al and Gabriela become friendly but the relationship is strained when he discovers her true goal is to expose Parente's criminal activities. When Al sees the evidence Gabriela has uncovered, which implicates Parente in the death of many locals (including Al's own father), he seeks revenge in a dangerous confrontation with his boss.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Jury Duty
1995-04-12
Jury Duty
Overview: When jobless Tommy Collins discovers that sequestered jurors earn free room and board as well as $5-a-day, he gets himself assigned to a jury in a murder trial. Once there, he does everything he can to prolong the trial and deliberations and make the sequestration more comfortable for himself.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-12
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Me and the Kid
1993-10-22
Me and the Kid
Overview: A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.
Genres: Family Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-22
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Fist of Honor
1993-05-19
Fist of Honor
Overview: As two rival Godfathers view to take control of the city, a hot-tempered family member kills two relatives of the opposing family, breaking the "Truce of Honor". Now the war begins! As a young boxer seeks revenge for his fiancée's death, the streets become a real-life battlefield... to settle the score!
Genres: Adventure Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-19
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Love Is All There Is
1996-05-10
Love Is All There Is
Overview: The Malacicis, a hard-working Italian family recently immigrated from Florence, open a fancy restaurant in the Bronx, N.Y., drawing the ire of another clan. Mike and Sadie Capomezzo, equally hard-working Sicilian caterers from the area, find they cannot stand Piero and Maria Malacici. But things get complicated when the Malacicis' daughter, Gina, and the Capomezzos' son, Rosario, fall in love.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-10
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Underworld
1996-06-01
Underworld
Overview: A crook sets out to get revenge on the thugs who hurt his father in this bloody noir-style crime drama. After being released from prison, Johnny Crown goes after Frank, one of the mobsters involved in a series of Father's Day killings. But Johnny isn't certain Frank is responsible for his father's injuries and seeks help from a sex therapist to make sure he's got the right man.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-01
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The Don Is Dead
1973-11-14
The Don Is Dead
Overview: After his mistress is murdered, a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-14
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The Godfather
1972-03-14
The Godfather
Overview: Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-14
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The Devil's Daughter
1973-01-09
The Devil's Daughter
Overview: A young girl whose mother had sold her soul to Satan when she was born is told by Satan that she must marry a fellow demon.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-09
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Keaton's Cop
1990-03-09
Keaton's Cop
Overview: Ex-mobster Keaton, now living in a retirement home, narrowly misses being the target of a mob hit. Policemen Jake, an old friend of Keaton's, and Gable, a violent cop who takes an immediate disliking to the aging gangster are called in to keep Keaton safe as well as investigate the hit. There is a turn of events though when Jake is killed by the hit-men...Gable and Keaton are forced to get along while they search for whoever killed their friend and partner. Adding to the challenge, they only have 48 hours to solve this case on their own!
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-09
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Death Car on the Freeway
1979-09-24
Death Car on the Freeway
Overview: A determined TV reporter is out to find a maniac who is methodically attacking lone women drivers on the Los Angeles Freeway by pushing them off the road with his powerful van.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-09-24
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A Christmas Journey Home
1996-12-01
A Christmas Journey Home
Overview: Young Billy sneaks his grandfather out of the nursing home for one last Christmas. On their way home, they become targets of a New York City street gang, but must make it home in time for Christmas.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-01
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Good Burger
1997-07-25
Good Burger
Overview: Two L.A. teens with summer jobs at Good Burger try to save their small restaurant when a corporate giant burger franchise moves in across the street.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-25
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The Comedy Company
1978-07-21
The Comedy Company
Overview: An ex-comedian fights to keep a failing nightclub alive as a showcase for aspiring young comics.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-07-21
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Newman's Law
1974-08-21
Newman's Law
Overview: LAPD Officer Newman has not gotten the reputation of a straight arrow by avoiding conflict when fighting for right. In this police drama, his honesty is put to the test when he and his partner discover an international drug ring involving some of the department's highest ranking officers.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-21
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21
Night of 100 Stars III
Overview: A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-21
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Crime Spree
2003-04-16
Crime Spree
Overview: An out-of-town heist becomes a nightmare for a crew of French burglars when they mistakenly rob the head of the Chicago mafia. Unaccustomed to the ways of the American underworld, it is not long before they have the mafia, the FBI and a couple of street gangs on their backs as they attempt to make their way back to Paris.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-16
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Plain Clothes
1988-04-15
Plain Clothes
Overview: To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery Crime Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-15
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Gridlock
1980-10-02
Gridlock
Overview: A series of freak accidents on the Los Angeles freeway traps a cast-load of familiar TV faces in an astounding traffic tie-up, with the entire system caught in a gridlock that John Beck, as a traffic expert, endeavors to unsnarl.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-02
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The Godfather Part II
1974-12-20
The Godfather Part II
Overview: In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-20
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Joe Versus the Volcano
1990-03-09
Joe Versus the Volcano
Overview: Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-09
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Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
1986-01-01
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Overview: Gino, a bank executive is not having a good day. After giving birth to their eighth child, his wife insists that he have a vasectomy, something he doesn't even want to think about. On top of that, he discovers that other family members are stealing money from his bank.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Misery Brothers
1995-01-01
The Misery Brothers
Overview: Screwball sex comedy focusing on two brothers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Stuff
1985-06-14
The Stuff
Overview: Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-14
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Three Rooms in Manhattan
1965-11-10
Three Rooms in Manhattan
Overview: When his wife leaves him, a young French actor, François Combe, moves to New York to work for a television company. One evening, he meets an attractive young woman, Kay Larsi, in a bar.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1965-11-10
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Joys
1976-03-05
Joys
Overview: Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-05
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Farce of the Penguins
2006-12-01
Farce of the Penguins
Overview: In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of human voices. Carl and Jimmy, best friends, walk 70 miles to the mating grounds where the female penguins wait. The huddled masses of females - especially Melissa and Vicki - talk about males, mating, and what might happen this year. Carl, Jimmy, and the other males make the long trek talking about food, fornication and flatulence. Until this year, Carl's sex life has been dismal, but he falls hard for Melissa. She seems to like him. A crisis develops when Jimmy comes upon something soft in the dark. Can friends forgive? Does parenthood await Carl and Melissa?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-01
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The Big Stuffed Dog
1981-02-08
The Big Stuffed Dog
Overview: A large stuffed Snoopy toy goes astray at an airport baggage area, and gets involved with various travelers.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-08
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The Unknown Trilogy
2008-01-29
The Unknown Trilogy
Overview: Somewhere, between the boundaries of life and death, lays the darkest places in the human heart. In these dimly lit recesses crouch fears older than mankind itself. Yet only by visiting this netherworld from time to time can we hope to unearth what lurks just beyond the grasp of our imaginations. The Unknown Trilogy dares to navigate these shadowy passages in three chilling tales that will make you glad you decided to come along for the ride...
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-29
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Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926
1976-11-08
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926
Overview: Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise and Georgia Engel celebrating the events, and fads of the 1920's in a humorous, music hall manner.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-08
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The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
1974-05-07
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
Overview: A humanistic account of "the Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills", in which Charles Arthur Floyd is portrayed as a decent man who has a strong sense of family and duty.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-07
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Chump Change
2000-01-01
Chump Change
Overview: A failed Hollywood actor returns to his home town in Wisconsin and reminisces about his life in L.A. to a potential new girlfriend about his faults, auditions, misadventures, and confrontations with the evils of Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Home of Angels
1994-01-01
Home of Angels
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Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Cutaways
2013-11-23
Cutaways
Overview: A character cut from Pulp Fiction meets a characters cut from The Conversation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-23
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Having Babies
1976-10-17
Having Babies
Overview: The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-17
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How to Pick Up Girls!
1978-11-03
How to Pick Up Girls!
Overview: The amusing adventures of an unsophisticated small-town lad who arrives in New York, moves in with his swinging buddy, and surprisingly becomes an authority on the ways and wiles of women as he enters the world of big-time girl-chasing.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-03
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Farticus
1997-01-01
Farticus
Overview: The story of an old man who gets the walking farts every time a beautiful woman enters the room.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003-09-14
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Overview: Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special. Many guest appearances and clip montages show us how funny his show has been.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-14
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Toma
1973-03-21
Toma
Overview: This TV-pilot, later made into a TV-series, is about a cop in Newark, New Jersey, who defies his superiors to try to bring down the head of a Mafia numbers racket.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-21
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