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It aired on HBO on August 17, The film starts In in New York, and ends in , with Gotti's imprisonment. Gotti's association with three mobsters is also highlighted in the film: a father-son like relationship with Gambino underboss Aniello "Neil" Dellacroce , his deep but rocky friendship with Gotti crew member and longtime friend Angelo Ruggiero , and the respect and ultimate frustration that he felt for the man who became his underboss, Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano.

The film details Gotti's rise within the Gambino crime family, as an unofficial soldier soldato sent to prison following the murder of James McBratney , then being promoted to captain or capo after Neil's retirement, and finally becoming boss of the family by arranging a hit on "Big" Paul Castellano in Following the murder of Castellano, the film concentrates on the legal trials of John Gotti: one for assault and two for racketeering under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations RICO statutes.

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Gotti's famous personality, trial acquittals, and media attention are all dramatized. The film ends with Gotti's conviction and sentencing to life imprisonment at Marion Federal Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois when Gravano turns state's evidence and agrees to testify against Gotti in exchange for witness protection. The film is primarily based on the columns of reporter Jerry Capeci , who also wrote the novel that documented Gotti's rise and fall inside the Gambino crime family and served as executive producer of the film which was based on his novel.

Shooting took place in Toronto , Ontario, Canada. Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times called it "one of the better mob movies of the decade, and surely the best gangster portrait ever made primarily for television". Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.