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Screenplay by | Brando Giordani Enzo Muzii David Rintels |
Story by | Leonardo Sciascia Eric Hobsbawm Roberto Ciuni |
Directed by | Enzo Muzii |
Narrated by | Richard Johnson |
Composer | Nino Rota |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
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Producers | Brando Giordani Bernard J. Kingham |
Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
Editor | Mauro Bonanni |
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Release | November 19 – December 17, 1976 |
Origins of the Mafia (Italian : Alle origini della mafia) is a 1976 television crime-drama miniseries directed by Enzo Muzii. A co-production between Italian RAI and British ITC, it deal with the roots of the roots of the Sicilian mafia between 1575 and 1875. [1] It consists of five episodes, and each episode is structured as a standalone narrative. [1] [2]
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Before shootings, Muzii and Leonardo Sciascia spent over two years in historical researches. [1] The series was shot in Sicily, with shootings wrapping in August 1975. [3]
In Italy, it was broadcast on Rai 2 between 19 November and 17 December 1976. [2]
Paul Mavis from DVD Talk wrote: "Storytelling comes first and last here; watching Origins of the Mafia is like diving into a really long, good book that, while not stylistically compelling, is dramatically most satisfying", and noted: "If you love Mafia movies, Origins of the Mafia is necessary viewing […] a leisurely paced, confident, cleanly executed TV miniseries". [4]