• Additional Details
• Format: Box Set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Rating: Not Rated
• Number of Discs: 6
• Run Time: 13 Hours 20 Minutes
• Region: Region 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Language: English
• Studio: History Channel

Mafia: The History of the Mob in America DVD Set

This double DVD set features five programs that delve deep into the dark heart of organized crime.

• The authoritative history of "La Cosa Nostra" at an incredible low price.
• The complete, acclaimed series from A&E, now available on DVD.
• The real story of figures like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky.

Take a dark journey into the bloody history of American organized crime. It's a saga of ruthless men and soaring profits, legendary shoot-outs and smoke filled rooms and an organization that has survived power struggles and the constant attention of the law.

Starting with the Prohibition years, this groundbreaking investigation traces the origins of the ethnic gangs that dominated criminal activities by turning them into family enterprises. Leading historians recall how they changed the face of crime in America. Meet legendary figures and trace their exploits through rare photos, footage and period accounts. Get the real story behind the Kennedy connection, and see how the Mob helped to win WWII and piled up huge profits at the same time.

With bootlegging, racketeering and murder at its soul, this is a sweeping saga of bloodshed, betrayal, and big business.

World History of Organized Crime DVD Set

From Hong Kong to Sicily, this gripping set examines five of the world's most notorious criminal syndicates.

• DVD Features: Timelines for each episode; Scene Selection; Interactive Menus.
• A fascinating introduction to five infamous criminal organizations.
• Features interviews with law enforcement specialists around the world.

THE WORLD HISTORY OF ORGANIZED CRIME travels the globe to get an insider's view of some of the most active, dangerous and diabolical criminal syndicates in existence. The five episodes in this DVD set each focus on a different region, examining the conditions that helped create these groups, talking to law enforcement specialists about how they are being fought, and relating true stories of famous cases:

• China--See how the "Snake Heads" specialize in human traffic, smuggling people out of China.
• Sicily--Long the gold standard for organized crime, the Sicilian Mafia has suffered setbacks in recent years.
• Russia--The breakup of the Soviet Union paved the way for a new breed of ruthless criminals.
• Colombia--The infamous Cartels long dominated crime in this nation, but even their dissolution could not stop the flow of drugs and money.
• India--See how India's most famous criminal group was inspired by spirituality, and examine the dark underbelly of "Bollywood."

The Godfathers Collection DVD Set

They were born in the foothills of Sicily. By 1924 their growing numbers and criminal activities had attracted the attention of Mussolini, who went about purging Italy of their secret society.

America became their escape. In this stunning overview of the phenomenon known as La Cosa Nostra, THE HISTORY CHANNEL™, RAI International and BIOGRAPHY® present five programs that fully unveil the origins, the personalities, and the inner workings of the Mafia.

Using never-before-seen footage and rare interviews with mob insiders and the agents who pursued them, THE GODFATHERS COLLECTION presents a gripping tale of greed, power, crime and betrayal.

With in-depth portraits of crime bosses like Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, and Carlo Gambino, this is the definitive, eye-opening account of organized crime in America.

Volume 1: Godfathers

• Godfathers investigates the mob like no other documentary before it. From the mass immigration of Italians at the end of the 19th century to money laundering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2000, this up-to-date, feature-length production offers a unique perspective on the history of the Mafia as seen through the eyes of an Italian journalist. With newly discovered footage from Italian archives and rare interviews from both sides of the law, Godfathers probes the psychology, the sociology, and the economics behind this powerful yet secretive society. Some of the biggest names in mafia history are introduced, and the ways in which their political savvy helped them orchestrate many of history's major events is explained.

Volume 2:

• LUCKY LUCIANO: CHAIRMAN OF THE MOB: He ran the Mob like a corporation--diversifying rackets, organizing gangs and running his own political candidates--and his top-secret war efforts earned him parole from a 50-year sentence.
• MEYER LANSKY: MOB TYCOON: From the pogroms of Eastern Europe to the heyday of the Vegas Mob, rare footage and interviews reveal the double life of the man known as the Mob's financial leader.
• GENOVESE: PORTRAIT OF A CRIME FAMILY: A soldier breaks the sacred mobster's oath of silence (omerta) and the Genovese family hits the headlines. From Joe the Boss to Vito Genovese to the "Odd Father" himself, every personality and gripping detail in this ongoing saga comes to life.
• BUGSY SIEGEL: Handsome, glamorous and the most vicious crime boss of all, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel began as a hit man on the streets of Brooklyn and died the victim of a mysterious murder, but not before turning a desert mirage into a Las Vegas dreamland.