La Costra Nostra: The Mafia - An Expose, Vol.3 - Vegas/Hoffa (Full Frame)

DVD, NR, MADACY

"Vegas" - This is a fascinating walk down the streets and into the heart and history of a town born from a barren desert by the dreams of entrepreneurial pioneers. Some of these businessmen happened to have been involved in organized crime... By the 50's and 60's Las Vegas was enjoying it's height, as the Mafia strove along with the law-abiding community to build a wide-open entertainment city. Various people, including a mobster's daughter, relate Vegas' color full history, its gangsters and their shady dealings. Interviews span the time from the 30's to today, painting a picture of Mafia characters who ran the gamut from violent thugs to flamboyant, well-respected playboys. Film, TV and video clips, historical photographs and interviews combine to take you to the heart of Vegas and Cosa Nostra's hidden world of crime. Includes a detailed account of how casino takings are craftily skimmed and spirited away to line the Cosa Nostra's pockets. "Hoffa" - Jimmy Hoffa, onetime president of the powerful Teamster's Union, had Mafia ties which ultimately led to a sentence on corruption charges and his implication in a CIA- Mafia Conspiracy to assistance Cuban leader Fidel Castro! This absorbing story is woven together from on - camera interviews with experts and the memories of a Mafia boss' daughter. Archival film, photographs and present day videotape bring the times, people and places into focus. Cosa Nostra ties with Hoffa, unions, and government are explored in fascinating detail, tackling significant questions about organized crime's infiltration of establishment. Was the Kennedy family tied organized crime over successive generations? What happened to Hoffa, who vanished in a cloud of mystery? Was the execution - style killing of a prominent Mafia boss related to a plot to kill Castro, an enemy of both organized crime and US government interests?. Scene Selection. Trivia Questions; High Profile Biographies On Major Mob Bosses And Operatives: Paul Vario, Vittorio Amuso, And Joe De Fede; In-depth Biography: Bugsy Siegel.Featurette.