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"The Brotherhood" (1968)
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01/05/20 02:35 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdusSwhMM8In this film, Kirk Douglas plays an old-fashioned Don who partners with other gangsters in semi-legitimate businesses, but is constantly drawn back into "the old ways," including a vendetta for a decades-old betrayal. His younger brother (Alex Cord) gets out of the Army and wants to join the family business. He sides with the modern faction, which puts him into conflict with his brother, leading to a deadly climax. This isn't a great film, but it's pretty good, and Douglas makes a convincing Sicilian Don. Interestingly, Paramount made it while they had options on "The Godfather" novel. "The Brotherhood" got critical acclaim, but flopped at the box office. That failure almost caused Paramount to abandon their option to make the GF novel into a movie, even after it topped the best-seller list for a year.
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Re: "The Brotherhood" (1968)
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01/05/20 03:58 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdusSwhMM8In this film, Kirk Douglas plays an old-fashioned Don who partners with other gangsters in semi-legitimate businesses, but is constantly drawn back into "the old ways," including a vendetta for a decades-old betrayal. His younger brother (Alex Cord) gets out of the Army and wants to join the family business. He sides with the modern faction, which puts him into conflict with his brother, leading to a deadly climax. This isn't a great film, but it's pretty good, and Douglas makes a convincing Sicilian Don. Interestingly, Paramount made it while they had options on "The Godfather" novel. "The Brotherhood" got critical acclaim, but flopped at the box office. That failure almost caused Paramount to abandon their option to make the GF novel into a movie, even after it topped the best-seller list for a year. I really like The Brotherhood. I thought that the casting of Alex Cord as Frank's brother was not the best choice. But the film portrays the Mafia just as it should be portrayed: whether its Vince murdering his brother or Michael murdering Fredo, nothing is off the table.
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