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FRONTLINE; Mafia Power Play

10/12/1999

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Series

FRONTLINE

Program

Mafia Power Play

Program Number

1803K

Series Description

Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983

Program Description

FRONTLINE reveals the disturbing links between professional sports and international organized crime. Through interviews with FBI agents and police, this film raises serious issues about the level of influence and extortion between professional athletes in North America and the underworld of organized crime.

Duration

00:56:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

News

Public Affairs

Citation

Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Mafia Power Play,” 10/12/1999, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5328571CCA034977ADF8718B0966B57E.

MLA: “FRONTLINE; Mafia Power Play.” 10/12/1999. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5328571CCA034977ADF8718B0966B57E>.

APA: FRONTLINE; Mafia Power Play. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5328571CCA034977ADF8718B0966B57E