The Don Is Dead
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The Don Is Dead

"Power built an empire. Passion destroyed it."

1973 1h 46m ★ 5.8 (30 votes) Released

After his mistress is murdered, a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.

Director

Richard Fleischer

Screenplay

Marvin H. Albert

Rating
5.8
Runtime
106 min

Production

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures
Hal Wallis Productions

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JPV852
★ 7/10 Mar 1, 2021

Unambitious but still entertaining enough mafia crime-drama featuring pretty good performances, for the most part anyway, that likely came about due to the success of The Godfather, released a year prior (I assume many studios were buying up rights to other mafia-based novels). Anthony Quinn is quite good, as is Robert Forster save for a scene upon hearing about the death of his father, there the emotion felt hollow. But otherwise, it's a passable crime-drama worth checking out. **3.25/5**

Keywords

mafia

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