The Brotherhood is a 1968 crime drama film, directed by Martin Ritt. It stars Kirk Douglas, Irene Papas, Alex Cord, and Luther Adler. The script was by Lewis John Carlino. Released by Paramount Pictures, the film bombed at the box office, with Paramount deciding not to do another gangster film until it made The Godfather four years later. Synopsis: The newly married younger brother of a mafia don joins his brother in business, eventually putting the two at odds with each other resulting in an inevitable showdown. A young American man arrives in Palermo by plane. A taxi driver at the airport... immediately gets word to Frank Ginetta, who hides, armed with a gun, until he realizes that the visitor he's been warned about is actually his kid brother, Vinnie. Frank happily welcomes his brother and takes him home, catching up on old times. But his wife, Ida, reminds him that "they're going to send someone," suggesting that perhaps Vinnie is the one. In a flashback, Frank recalls better times in New York, beginning with Vinnie's homecoming from military service and subsequent marriage to Emma Bertolo.
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| Release date: | December 1968 |
| Directed by: | Martin Ritt |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Genre: | Thriller |