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Frank Sinatra was the essence of cool. He was the first pop idol, the first singer to trigger mass hysteria. He seduced impossibly gorgeous women. He was courted by both Democratic and Republican Presidents. He was an American Icon. But his career was boosted and nearly broken by his Mafia connections. We reveal that he was closer to Mafia leaders than anyone supposed, and that the mob may even have seriously pondered murdering him when he failed to get JFK to go easy on organised crime. But did such a supremely talented man really need the Mafia? For decades Sinatra tried to hide his mob connections. This is a story that in his lifetime could never have been told.

United Kingdom - 2005 - 1 h 30 mn - HD DV - Colour

Director Christopher Olgiati Camera Dan Coplan, Colin Fox, Alan Palmer Editing Malcolm Daniel

Production Paladin Invision, 8 Barb Mews, W6 7PA London, Royaume-Uni Tél : +44 207 371 2123 Fax : +44 207 371 2160 E-mail : pitv@pitv.com Co-Production ARTE France, ZDF Enterprises GmbH, BBC TV, Arts & Entertainment Network

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