Directed by:
Richard FleischerCinematography:
Richard H. KlineComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Anthony Quinn, Frederic Forrest, Robert Forster, Al Lettieri, Angel Tompkins, Charles Cioffi, Jo Anne Meredith, Barry Russo, Ina Balin, Joe Santos, Abe Vigoda (more)VOD (1)
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When the reigning Don dies, a bloody, all-out power struggle ensues to determine who will be the next Capo. Don Angelo (Anthony Quinn), a notorious crime czar, is poised to take control of the Syndicate. But when he discovers that an ambitious lieutenant (Robert Forster) from his own family has become a rival for the love of his beautiful mistress, the Don vows to turn the streets red with the blood of the traitor, triggering an internal mob war of wills and weapons in this hard-hitting tale of betrayal, ambition, and revenge. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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An obvious answer to year-older The Godfather, especially at the end, when the mobsters shoot each other (an excellent scene, the highlight of the film), cut each other’s throats in barber's chairs and load bodies into barrels and otherwise disposed of them in a successful manner. That's also when The Don Is Dead finally picks up the pace. Until then, it is a very, very, very slow film, in which something happens, but it cannot be said that the "something" is worth anything. Anthony Quinn, however, does not disappoint, nor does Jerry Goldsmith's music.
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