The Gangster Chronicles

The Gangster Chronicles
Written byDavid Assael
Art Eisenson
Stephen McPherson
Mark Rodgers
Directed byRichard C. Sarafian
StarringMichael Nouri
Joe Penny
Jon Polito
Madeleine Stowe
Markie Post
Robert Davi
Brian Benben
Louis Giambalvo
E.G. Marshall
Karen Kondazian
Theme music composerBilly Goldenberg
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerMatthew Rapf
Production locationsCapitola, California
Santa Cruz, California
Running time
  • 60 minutes per episode
  • 780 minutes total
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 12 (1981-02-12) 
May 8, 1981 (1981-05-08)

The Gangster Chronicles is a 1981 American crime drama television miniseries starring Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Jon Polito, Louis Giambalvo, Kathleen Lloyd, Madeleine Stowe, Chad Redding, Markie Post, Allan Arbus, James Andronica, Robert Davi, Joseph Mascolo, and narrated by E.G. Marshall.