The Brotherhood (1968 film)

The Brotherhood
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartin Ritt
Written byLewis John Carlino
StarringKirk Douglas
Alex Cord
Irene Papas
Luther Adler
CinematographyBoris Kaufman
Edited byFrank Bracht
Music byLalo Schifrin
Production
company
The Brotherhood Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 1968 (1968-12-25)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Brotherhood is a 1968 Technicolor mafia crime film, directed by Martin Ritt. It stars Kirk Douglas, Irene Papas, Alex Cord, and Luther Adler. The script was by Lewis John Carlino. Released by Paramount Pictures, while the film received mixed to positive reviews, the film bombed at the box office, with Paramount deciding not to produce another gangster film until it made The Godfather four years later.