Organized Crime on Page and Screen: Portrayals in Hit Novels, Films, and Television Shows

by David Geherin

Thanks to writers like Mario Puzo, filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and actors like Al Pacino and James Gandolfini, American and Sicilian Mafia characters are well-known figures in contemporary popular culture. Other powerful organized crime groups appearing in popular media include the Neapolitan Camorra and Mexican drug cartels.

This book takes a close look at all these examples of organized crime by examining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147669317X
• ISBN13: 9781476693170
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"