Product Details

• Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Dennis Farina, Nastassja Kinski, Jennifer Tilly, Illeana Douglas
• Directors: David Greene
• Writers: Lynda La Plante
• Producers: Alfred Haber, Ande Hecht-Endewardt, Frank Konigsberg, Jack Clements, Michael T. Elias
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English, Italian
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: February 2, 1999
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1573623814
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,534 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Female Leads, January 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bella Mafia [VHS] (VHS Tape)

After you've seen all the other mafia movies with all the men running the show, and women just being their trademark "jewelry", check out these five women who avenge their loved one's deaths. Proving that love and vengence is just as strong for women as it is men, "Bella Mafia" sheds the weak female characters of the mob with strong, stubborn, and purposeful women. The settings, costuming, and performances from the men also make this a movie event not to be missed. Being a man, myself, it is great to see women who can control their destiny. Venessa Redgrave and Jennifer Tilly give performances to "die" for!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The butcher should be shot!, March 7, 2000

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Shawna-Marlies (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bella Mafia [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I originally saw this movie when it was first introduced as a TV mini series and loved it. I was extremely disappointed when I watched this video and saw how much had been deleted, or rather, I should say, "butchered"! As a direct result of the editing, the storyline lurches instead of flows from scene to scene. The plot makes very little sense and is extremely difficult to follow. I cannot, in good heart, recommend this version to anyone, which is sad since the original mini series was very well done. Boo-hiss to the buther!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bella Mafia, January 27, 2004

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Celia S. Friedman "Bubbe" (Oceanside, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bella Mafia [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie was one of the greatest mafia movies ever, especially from the female view. Bella Mafia is right up there with The Godfather and The Last Don. I hope that there will be a sequel where they continue to get even with the rest of the mob. I have seen this movie at least 40+ times and I continue to watch is over and over as I own a copy on VHS. I hope that Bella Mafia will come out on DVD soon.