The Brotherhood

Dec 1, 1968

1h 36m

★ 5.9

Honor. Loyalty. Betrayal.

Overview

The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Brotherhood Company

The Brotherhood Trailers

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Cast

Frank Ginetta

Kirk Douglas

Vince Ginetta

Alex Cord

Ida Ginetta

Irene Papas

Dominick Bertolo

Luther Adler

Emma Ginetta

Susan Strasberg

Jim Egan

Murray Hamilton

Don Peppino

Eduardo Ciannelli

Pietro Rizzi

Joe De Santis

Carmela Ginetta

Connie Scott

Jake Rotherman

Val Avery

Cheech

Val Bisoglio

Sol Levin

Alan Hewitt

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