Falcone (TV series)
Falcone | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Characters from Donnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley |
Developed by | Bobby Moresco Ken Solarz |
Starring | Sonny Marinelli P. R. Paul Allan Steele Jason Gedrick |
Composers | Jay Gruska Ross Levinson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producers | John Lee Hancock Mark Johnson Barry Levinson Robert Moresco Robert Singer Ken Solarz |
Producers | Nan L. Bernstein Elizabeth Cantillon Louis DiGiaimo Dan Leigh Chris Long Joseph D. Murphy Lawrence E. Neiman Lynn Raynor |
Production locations | New York City, New York Port Credit,(Mississauga) Ontario, Canada |
Cinematography | Steve Danyluk Adam Holender |
Editors | Neil Felder Armen Minasian Anthony Pinker John Showalter |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Johnson/Hancock Productions Mandalay Television Lionsgate Television December 3rd Productions CBS Productions Columbia TriStar Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | April 4 April 12, 2000 | –
Falcone is an American crime drama television series that ran for one season on CBS from April 4 until April 12, 2000. The story follows Joseph D. Pistone (Jason Gedrick), an FBI agent who goes undercover to bring down the American Mafia. The events depicted were based on a true story, which was also portrayed in the film Donnie Brasco, which was originally based on the autobiographical book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley.[1]
Cast
- Jason Gedrick as Joseph D. Pistone/"Joe Falcone"
- Sonny Marinelli as Jimmy Suits
- P. R. Paul as Pasche
- Allan Steele as Sally Soaps
- Eric Roberts as Raymond "The Madman" Ricci
- Leo Rossi as Noah Dietrich
- Titus Welliver as Santino 'Sonny' Napoli
- Amy Carlson as Maggie Pistone
- Lillo Brancato Jr.as Alberto 'Lucky' Fema
Production
The series had been expected to air on
pilot episode had been screened for CBS executives a week after the Columbine High School massacre, and CBS Television president Les Moonves thought its violent content was inappropriate to air so soon after the massacre.[2]
The pilot was filmed in New York City, but after it was picked up for a series, the other eight episodes were filmed in Toronto for budgetary reasons.[3]
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by [4] | Written by [5] | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | Gary Fleder | Bobby Moresco & Ken Solarz | April 4, 2000 |
2 | "Tightrope" | Robert Singer | Bobby Moresco & Ken Solarz | April 4, 2000 |
3 | "Windows" | David Grossman | Bobby Moresco & Ken Solarz | April 5, 2000 |
4 | "Double Exposure" | Chris Long | Story by : Tom Benson Teleplay by : Tom Benson and Bobby Moresco & Ken Solarz | April 6, 2000 |
5 | "Lealta" | Richard J. Lewis | Tony Spiridakis | April 7, 2000 |
6 | "That's Amore" | Rick Rosenthal | Story by : Douglas Stark Teleplay by : Bobby Moresco & Ken Solarz and Douglas Stark | April 8, 2000 |
7 | "But Not Forgotten" | John Lee Hancock | John Lee Hancock | April 10, 2000 |
8 | "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | Chris Long | Story by : Bobby Moresco & Ken Solarz and Joseph D. Murphy Teleplay by : Bobby Moresco & Ken Solarz | April 11, 2000 |
9 | "Paying the Piper" | Robert Singer | Bobby Moresco & Ken Solarz | April 12, 2000 |
References
- ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (May 20, 1999). "CBS 'Falcone' on hold". Variety. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Moore, Frazier (April 3, 2000). "'Falcone' gets rare tryout on CBS". Racine Journal Times. Associated Press. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Falcone"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ "Falcone". Writers Guild of America West. February 24, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
External links
- Falcone at IMDb
- Falcone at epguides.com