Witness to the Mob
Witness to the Mob is a television film which premiered on Sunday, May 10, and concluded on Monday, May 11, 1998.
Plot
Based on a true story, the film follows the rise of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano in the ranks of the Gambino crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the New York Cosa Nostra, culminating in his becoming underboss to John Gotti, his decision to betray Gotti by testifying in the fourth and final trial that saw him sentenced to life imprisonment and his life in the United States Federal [Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program].Cast
- Nicholas Turturro as Sammy Gravano
- Tom Sizemore as John Gotti
- Debi Mazar as Deborah Gravano
- Abe Vigoda as Paul Castellano
- Philip Baker Hall as Salvatore "Toddo" Aurello
- Frank Vincent as Frank DeCicco
- Lenny Venito as Sal DiMaggio
- Johnny Williams as Angelo Ruggiero
- Frankie Valli as Frank LoCascio
- Michael Imperioli as Louie Milito
- Vincent Pastore as Michael DeBatt
- Peter McRobbie as George Pape
- Nicholas Kepros as Vincent "The Chin"
- Michael Ryan Segal as Nicky Cowboy
- Tony Sirico as Tommy Gambino
- Richard Bright as Joseph Paruta
- Richard E. Council as Louie DiBono
- Peter Appel as Eddie Garofal
- Gerard Cordero as Wiseguy #1
- Tony Kruk as Di Bernardo
- Stephen Payne as Bosko Radonjich
- Leonardo Cimino as Neil Dellacroce
- Arthur Nascarella as Bruce Mouw
- Gaetano LoGiudice as Gotti Bodyguard
- Kirk Acevedo as Nicholas Scibetta
- Joseph Siravo as Gene Gotti
- Kathrine Narducci as Linda Milito
- Drena De Niro as The Girl in the Beauty Shop
Production
Vincent Pastore, Tony Sirico, and Frank Vincent had all previously appeared in the 1996 film Gotti, which covered the same events, each playing a different character than they did in this movie.