''Getting Gotti'' is a 1994 American television film centered on an Assistant United States Attorney named Diane Giacalone, and her attempts to build a

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(RICO) case against John Gotti and the

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. It was shot in

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. The film premiered on May 10, 1994 on CBS.

Cast

* Lorraine Bracco as Diane Giacalone, assistant attorney for the

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* Anthony John Denison as John Gotti *

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as Jo Giacalone * Kaitlyn Anello as Angela * Kathleen Laskey as Cassie * August Schellenberg as Willie Boy Johnson * Kenneth Welsh as Bennett * Jeremy Ratchford as Harvey Sanders * Ron Gabriel as Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano * Peter Boretski as Aniello Dellacroce * Gene DiNovi as Gambino Boss Paul Castellano

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* Films directed by Roger Young 1994 television films 1994 films 1994 drama films Films about the American Mafia Films about the Gambino crime family Biographical films about gangsters CBS films Films shot in Toronto Films set in New York City American crime drama films Cultural depictions of John Gotti American drama television films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub