The Brotherhood is well acted. Kirk Douglas is out-standing in one of his better “later” roles. Alex Cord gives his best on-screen performance. Veteran actor Luther Adler is out-standing as well as the traitor. The scene in which Adler is hog-tied and strangled is one of the most brutal and graphic in screen history. This is a non-romanticized looked at the Brotherhood. There are no heroes, or big shoot-outs. It’s raw, brutal, edgy, and realistic. An out-standing work, even some 37 years later. The Brotherhood was made 4 years before the legendary blockbuster classic, The Godfather. However, it’s amazing how much of this earlier film about the “brotherhood” is so similar to the Godfather.
Back in the day, every wiseguy in the Boston Mob’s North End Gang, including boss Jerry Angiulo, saw this movie. It’s a must see movie for Mob lovers. Cool-old-School-Cosa Nostra.
Anthony “The Animal ” Fiato
Hollywood goodfella 
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