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Vanessa Redgrave, Dennis Farina, Nastassja Kinski, Jennifer Tilly, Illeana Douglas ... see more see more... , James Marsden , Gina Philips , Richard Portnow , Franco Nero , Peter Bogdanovich , Michael Hayden , Richard Joseph Paul , W. Earl Brown , Tony Maggio , Tomas Arana , Christopher Shaw , Michael Raynor , Dimitra Arliss , Paul Eckstein , Todd Tesen , Michael Kagen , Michael Gregory , David O'Donnell , Dominick Morra , Sam Adamo , Rita Zohar , Michael Clark Elias , Nick Vallelonga , Alec Plummer , Scott Layne

Lynda La Plante (Prime Suspect) scripted this TV miniseries about the family life surrounding a Mafia don. Sicilian magnate Don Luciano (Dennis Farina) and his wife Graziella (Vanessa Redgrave) live c... read more read more...omfortably at Villa Rosa in Palermo, Italy. Their son Michael (Michael Hayden) has an affair with Sophia (Nastassja Kinski), leaving her pregnant but unmarried. After Luciano refuses to traffic drugs, angry U.S. mob boss Carolla (Tony Lo Bianco) retaliates by having Michael killed. When Sophia secretly gives birth to Luka, her child by Michael, she then marries another Luciano brother and bears twins. Later, Carolla unwittingly adopts the teenage Luka (James Marsden), who is unaware of his own past. Carolla's vengeance continues through the years, and he passes the hatred on to Luka -- who sees that all males in the Luciano family are eliminated. Despite the slaughter, Luca charms the unsuspecting Luciano widows when he arrives at Villa Rosa, claiming to be the son of a wealthy, concerned American. How long before they learn the truth? Film director Peter Bogdanovich is seen in the role of Luciano's American contact, Giancamo. Bella Mafia first aired 11/16/97 and 11/18/97 on CBS. The feature-length video version was edited down to 117 min. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Directed by: David Green, David Greene

Release Date: November 16, 1997

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DVD Release Date: May 12, 1998

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  • HellsOwnAngel
    July 10, 2009
    HellsOwnAngel
    Ok this movie has it all & deffinately female empowerment--they take over the mafia for pete sake--lol--but it's a great movie and i FINALLY own it after much looking--lol
  • JaredsBaby
    August 24, 2008
    JaredsBaby
    this was good...it came on as a tv movie over a couple nights...almost like a mini soap opera and it turned out to be very good.

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