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Corleone: A History of la Cosa Nostra

20191 season7.9 / 10

How, from 1974 to 1993, Totò Riina (1930-2017), supreme boss of the Corleone family, ruled by blood and terror over the Sicilian Mafia. An implacable account, based on the testimony of his men and those who fought against them.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

Corleone: A History of la Cosa Nostra premiered August 27, 2019. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

How, from 1974 to 1993, Totò Riina (1930-2017), supreme boss of the Corleone family, ruled by blood and terror over the Sicilian Mafia. An implacable account, based on the testimony of his men and those who fought against them.

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Episode 1

Blood-Soaked Power

1h 18m

How the Sicilian peasant Salvatore Riina (1930-2017), known as Totò, came to power, thus becoming supreme boss of the Corleone family and subjecting the entire Sicilian Mafia to a relentless regime of terror for two decades.

Episode credits

Directed by Mosco BoucaultWritten by Jan ZabranaGuest stars Giovanni Anania, Letizia Battaglia, Gaetano Grado

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Episode 2

The Fall

1h 9mfinale

How Totò Riina (1930-2017) was defeated, thanks to the brave efforts of many good Italians, led by prosecuting magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, and the detailed accounts of mafioso Tommaso Buscetta and other repentant criminals; plus the tragic narrative of the price that many of them had to pay to get so. An epic story that deserves to be told.

Episode credits

Directed by Mosco BoucaultWritten by Jan ZabranaGuest stars Salvatore Cusimano, Ignazio Salvo, Nino Salvo, Paolo Borsellino, Giovanni Falcone, Tommaso Buscetta, Leonardo Vitale, Alfonso Giordano

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Cast

Nathalie BauerSelf - Narrator (voice)
Francesco AccordinoSelf - Policeman
Francesco AnzelmoSelf - Mafioso Pentito
Giuseppe AyalaSelf - Judge
Giovanni BruscaSelf - Mafioso Pentito
Giuseppe MarcheseSelf - Mafioso Pentito
Gaspare MutoloSelf - Mafioso Pentito
Luciano LeggioSelf - Mafioso (archive footage)

Credits

Created by
Mosco Boucault
Written by
Jan Zabrana

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Miniseries
Episodes
2
Original language
French
Original title
Corleone. Le parrain des parrains

Networks & production

  • ARTEFrance
  • Zek ProductionsFrance
  • ARTEFrance

Themes

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000santi-mafiabiography