Eastern Promises

Salvatore Bonanno is the grandson of Joe Bonanno, the founder of New York’s Bonanno Crime Family, one of the original five Bosses of New York’s Five Families –– and one of the most famous mobsters to ever live.

***TIMESTAMPS***

0:00 - Growing up during Banana War in NY; Joe Bonanno Parallels with The Godfather

10:25 - Joe Bonanno’s childhood in Sicily

24:27 - Working for Salvatore Maranzano; Prohibition

32:52 - The Castellammarese War; Forming the Commission

48:49 - Bonanno’s view on non-Italians in business

56:24 - Mafia helps US win WWII; Apalachin Conference; First Mafia hearings in DC

1:06:01 - JFK, his assassination & the Mob

1:16:37 - The end of Pax Bonanno; Crazy Joe Gallo

1:25:57 - Abduction of Joe Bonanno; Salvatore’s dad Bill’s almost-assassination

1:32:44 - Salvatore’s mom’s mafia lineage in the Profaci family; When Salvatore realized he was a Bonanno

1:40:14 - Narcotics & The Mafia; Joe’s legitimate businesses

1:51:05 - The controversy around Bonanno’s book “A Man of Honor”; The Commission Trial

2:02:33 - Donnie Brasco; Bill Bonanno’s book with Joe Pistone

2:08:36 - Jules Bonavolonta & the FBI; The Russian Mafia; Hollywood Producers

2:17:00 - Michael Franzese vs The Bonannos

2:22:34 - Family’s opinion on The Godfather; The Making of the Godfather

2:29:06 - The Bonanno’s return to Sicily

2:32:16 - The Sopranos mafia accuracy; Salvatore’s connects to the mob today

Intro Credits:

“Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)

“1899” (Netflix)

“Peaky Blinders” (Neflix / BBC)

“The Godfather” (1972)

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