The series is based on the investigative book of the same name by Attilio Bolzoni and Giuseppe D'Avanzo, detailing the real-life "Corleonesi" Mafia clan.
The old-school Mafia doctor and boss of Corleone. Production Context Release: Originally aired in 2007 on Canale 5 in Italy. Il Capo dei Capi 1x1
While Totò, Provenzano, and Bagarella fully embrace the life of crime, their friend Biagio Schirò chooses a different path, eventually joining the police force to fight against his former childhood friends. The series is based on the investigative book
The story begins in 1943 in Corleone, Sicily. Young Totò Riina witnesses his father and brother die while attempting to extract gunpowder from an unexploded WWII bomb to sell. Left as the head of his family at age 13, Totò is driven by extreme poverty and a desire for power. While Totò, Provenzano, and Bagarella fully embrace the
Totò and his crew are involved in the brutal killing of the labor union activist Placido Rizzotto, an act that solidifies their standing within the Corleonesi faction.
The ambitious Corleone boss who takes Totò under his wing.
1943-1959 - Il Capo dei Capi (Series 1, Episode 1) - Apple TV