Selwyn Raab, an investigative newspaper and television reporter for forty years, covered the Mafia for twenty-five years at The New York Times. More than a newsman, he is something of a crusader, having played an important role exposing fabricated testimony surrounding the conviction of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Raab is also the author of Justice in the Back Room, which w...
Selwyn Raab, an investigative newspaper and television reporter for forty years, covered the Mafia for twenty-five years at The New York Times. More than a newsman, he is something of a crusader, having played an important role exposing fabricated testimony surrounding the conviction of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Raab is also the author of Justice in the Back Room, which was the basis for the legendary Kojak television series, and the co-author of the very successful Mob Lawyer, which shed new light on who killed Jimmy Hoffa and JFK. He lives in New York.
对于《教父》的主旋律，没有哪个帮派比照手党更为之者选，更有鉴赏力并更感所做。它将黑手党人美化成一群君子，并且（可能并无心地）宣扬，即使在黑社会，信守节操并为之献身终将赢得胜利。许多聪明汉满怀喜悦地将原版影片看了许多遍。在执行监视任务时，联邦及地方调查人员发现，荣誉者和崇拜者们都爱模仿影片中黑手党人的扮相和语言。在举行集会和婚礼活动时，他们会没完没了地播放电影那极具感染力的配乐，好像那就是他们自己的国歌。影片肯定了他们的生活方式和他们加人黑手党并接受其信条的选择。而且，它似乎支持了一种扭曲看法，即黑手党人属于一个令人敬重且乐善好施的团体，是一群值得褒扬的优秀公民。
1972年，在看了那部影片之后，终将成为黑手党名人的年轻崇拜者“公牛萨米”塞尔瓦托·格拉瓦诺（Salvatore“Sammy the Bull”Gravano）不禁为之欣喜若狂。“我被那部电影震撼了，”格拉瓦诺回忆说，“我是说，我飘飘然地出了影院。它也许是种虚构的故事，但对于当时的我，那就是我们的生活。它真是太棒了。我记得我和很多人谈过，包括我们自己人，他们和我的感觉完全一样。不仅仅是那黑手党的结局，不仅仅是黑手党人和谋杀乃至那些粗俗的言谈，还有开始时的婚礼，还有那音乐和舞蹈，这就是我们，就是我们意大利人。” (查看原文)
1 有用 V 2015-03-20 21:00:46
终于把我要读的到80s的部分读完了。这书写的太平铺直叙的历史，读不下去了，阴谋论好多。至少让我了解了Lucky等人的真实模样
0 有用 上校的小金鱼 2015-03-06 20:30:58
all you need to about the mafia
1 有用 V 2015-03-20 21:00:46
终于把我要读的到80s的部分读完了。这书写的太平铺直叙的历史，读不下去了，阴谋论好多。至少让我了解了Lucky等人的真实模样
0 有用 上校的小金鱼 2015-03-06 20:30:58
all you need to about the mafia