The Brotherhood
Seen it?1968 | 96 min | Crime, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Public Enemy or The Asphalt Jungle, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Martin Ritt
- Kirk DouglasFrank Ginetta
- Alex CordVince Ginetta
- Irene PapasIda Ginetta
- Luther AdlerDominick Bertolo
- Susan StrasbergEmma Ginetta
- Murray HamiltonJim Egan
- Eduardo CiannelliDon Peppino
- Joe De SantisPietro Rizzi
- Connie ScottCarmela Ginetta
- Val AveryJake Rotherman