Fresh
The Brotherhood has an old-fashioned, beautiful energy about it.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
The Brotherhood
Honor. Loyalty. Betrayal.
1968 · 1h 36m · PG-13
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Overview
The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.
Director and cast
- Martin Ritt Director
- Kirk Douglas as Frank Ginetta
- Alex Cord as Vince Ginetta
- Irene Papas as Ida Ginetta
- Luther Adler as Dominick Bertolo
- Susan Strasberg as Emma Ginetta
- Murray Hamilton as Jim Egan
- Eduardo Ciannelli as Don Peppino
- Joe De Santis as Pietro Rizzi (as Joe DeSantis)
- Connie Scott as Carmela Ginetta
- Val Avery as Jake Rotherman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[Director Martin] Ritt can do very little with the breast-beating which attends this tale of brotherly love and self-sacrifice.
Time Out
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