Bella Mafia is a 1997 American television film starring Vanessa Redgrave and Dennis Farina. Redgrave was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. It is based on the book "Bella Mafia" written in 1991 by English author Lynda La Plante. " Don Roberto Luciano turns informer for the biggest Mafia trial in history, but his family pays a terrible price. The head of the family, his three sons, his two grandsons and his nephew are all killed leaving the five widows to reclaim their inheritance from a dangerous Mafioso." Lynda La Plante scripted... this TV miniseries about the family life surrounding a Mafia don. Sicilian magnate Don Luciano and his wife Graziella live comfortably at Villa Rosa in Palermo, Italy. Their son Michael has an affair with Sophia , leaving her pregnant but unmarried. After Luciano refuses to traffic drugs, angry U.S. mob boss Carolla retaliates by having Michael killed.
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| Directed by: | David Greene |
| Cinematography: | Konon Molody |