Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
Five crime families. One shot at taking them down.
On Netflix
A three-episode true-crime documentary about federal agents dismantling New York's mafia empire, balancing procedural investigation with the grim historical record of organized crime.
New York City in the 1970s was ruled with a bloody fist by five mafia families, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.
Essence
Ensemble
G. Robert Blakey
Self. Former. Cornell Law school 1973-1980
John Savarese
Self
Johnny Alite
Self. Associate. Gambino Family.
Michael Franzese
Self. Captain. Colombo Family (gasoline scheme)
Lin Devecchio
Self. Special Agent. FBI
Jim Kossler
Self. Superviser. FBI
Bruce Mouw
Self. Supervisor. Gambino Squad. FBI
Marilyn Lucht
Self. Special Agent. FBI
Joe Cantamessa
Self. Special Operations Squad. FBI
Rudolph Giuliani
Self
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