by Rose of Sharon Winter
synopsis
This video is part of a series that traces the history of organized crime in America. Patterned after the model of the Family in Sicily, mafia activities in America centered in large industrial centers, such as New York and Chicago. Part of the mob's success was its ability to deliver jobs. It was only natural that its influence would be felt in organized labor. The film looks at those ties and practices, and the unsolved case of Jimmy Hoffa.
characteristics
- Chronicle
- Underworld
- Witness
- Yakuza
- Mafia
- Mob
- Eyewitness
- Gang
- Interview
- Cop
- Surveillance
- Organized-crime
