Youngest Godfather

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Shot on location in Montreal, Rome and Sicily, this epic mini series chronicles the life of Joseph Bonanno, one of the youngest and most legendary Mafia godfathers in America. In 1998, 93-year-old Joseph Bonanno (Martin Landan) has returned to his homeland of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily where he reflects on his remarkable life. The circumstances surrounding Joseph's birth in 1904 set the stage for his life in the Mafia. Seeking to end a bloody and bitter feud between rival families in Castellammare, Salvatore Bonanno (Costas Mandylor) decides to make the leader of the rival family, godfather to his newborn son, Joseph. The move is successful and the two families are reconciled. In 1924, young Joseph (Bruce Ramsay) is forced to leave Italy because of his opposition to Mussolini's fascists. He and his cousin are smuggled into the United States where Joseph joins the bootlegging business in New York during Prohibition. But when one of Bonanno's partners is killed in a warehouse explosion, Joseph comes under the patronage of Mafia head Salvatore Maranzano (Edward James Olmos), who eventually makes Bonanno second in command. But when there is a sudden shift in power, Maranzano is assassinated. At 26-years-old, Joseph Bonanno is chosen to succeed Maranzano as head of the Castellamarese - the youngest boss in Mafia history.

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