Der Don ist tot (1973)
59KDer Don ist tot: Directed by Richard Fleischer. With Anthony Quinn, Frederic Forrest, Robert Forster, Al Lettieri. After his mistress is savagely beaten up a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
“Charles Cioffi, the consigliere of a jailed Mafia chieftain decides to get a war started among the three Las Vegas crime families. Knowing that Angel Tompkins, singer girlfriend of the son of a recently deceased Mafia Don, is looking for a break, he arranges a meeting with Anthony Quinn, Godfather of the third Mafia family where nature takes its course.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen former boyfriend Robert Forster returns to America and finds out it ainu0026#39;t long before the bullets start flying. When the film is over there are only a couple left standing and if you want to know who does pick up all the marbles than watch the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOf course this film came out to take advantage of the enormous publicity reaped by The Godfather in the previous year. Itu0026#39;s an average sort of gangster flick, it could have been done at Warner Brothers during the Thirties with their stable of gangster players.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAl Lettieri and Abe Vigoda were both in The Godfather and their presence sort of lends an aura authenticity to the film. Lettieri was just coming into his own as a great portrayer of villains and assorted gangland types. His early death was a real loss to film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnthony Quinn of course is always good and fans of his which are legion will want to catch The Don is Dead.”
