In only a few years, the Sicilian mafia created a secret empire in the United States. Organized crime dominated American cities, the godfather of the New York five families had more power than the president, and have fascinated generations thanks to famous movies such as The Godfather or Goodfellas. In this video, you will learn the history of Cosa Nostra, le reality behind fiction, to understand how the mafia dominated the USA before being dismantled by the FBI.
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00:00 : Introduction
1:16 : The early years of Cosa Nostra
4:24 : The prohibition years
7:31 : Gangs war in New York
9:07 : The structure of the mafia
11:50 : Kennedy, the Senate, and the first investigations
14:00 : Joe Valachi, the first traitor
15:57 : Fascination and cinema
17:13 : The godfathers defend themselves
18:20 : 1970/1980 : The domination of New York
22:00 : Labor unions : a mafia empire
26:42 : A ruthless violence
28:04 : The beginning of the end
31:31 : The fall of the five families
33:55 : John Gotti, the most powerful godfather
37:33 : The fall of Gotti and the mafia
39:54 : Conclusion
Sources Vidéos :
Periscope Films, Ina, NBC News/ABC News/CBS (Via Vanderbilt News Archive + MobFax sur YouTube), ABC7NY Eyewitness News Vault, King Rose Archives, Kino Library, British Pathé, ThamesTV, "Fear City: New York vs The Mafia" (Netflix), "Inside The American Mob" (Nat Geo), Fox 5 New York, University Of South Carolina Moving Image Research Collections.