Honor Thy Father

The rise and fall of an organized crime family.

Honor Thy Father — Plot

Joseph Bologna stars as Bill Bonanno in this made-for-television adaptation of the controversial bestseller from Gay Talese, chronicling the rise of New York's infamous Bonanno organized crime family. When his father disappears in 1964 and Bill is compelled to take over the "empire," other mafiosi attempt to take what's theirs. Brenda Vaccaro and Richard S. Castellano fill out the impressive cast of this gripping crime tale.

• Release date
• March 1, 1973
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Crime, History, Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Paul Wendkos

Honor Thy Father — Cast

Joseph Bologna Salvatore (Bill) Bonnano Brenda Vaccaro Rosalie Bonnano Raf Vallone Joseph Bonnano Richard S. Castellano Frank Labruzzo Joe De Santis Joe Magliocco Vic Tayback Don A. Tirello Joseph Campanella Narrator (voice) Gilbert Green Gaspare de Gregorio