The Family Rico

The Family Rico is a 1972 American TV movie directed by Paul Wendkos based on a novel by Georges Simenon.^[1] A Mafia chief is torn between his brother, who has defected from the family, and his loyalty to the organization.^[1] It was a remake of The Brothers Rico.

The Family Rico
Genre	Crime Drama
Based on	The Brothers Rico by Georges Simenon
Written by	David Karp
Directed by	Paul Wendkos
Starring	Ben Gazzara Jack Carter Dane Clark
Theme music composer	Dave Grusin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	George LeMaire
Cinematography	Robert B. Hauser
Editor	Carroll Sax
Running time	73 minutes
Production company	CBS
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12)

Plot

Cast

• Ben Gazzara
• Jo Van Fleet
• Leif Erickson
• Sal Mineo
• John Marley
• James Farentino
• Sian Barbara Allen
• John Randolph

Reception

The New York Times called it "serviceable".^[2]