
Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers in 1950s Queens. Mac is a construction builder, a trade he learned from his late father, and helps put his brothers on the job. When they can no longer take working for Polowski, who does shoddy work and is abusive to his staff, Mac and his brothers set up their own company. Together, Vitelli Brothers Construction builds houses with pride and care. But Mac turns out to be an overbearing workaholic, with obsessive concern about the quality of their work and incredible attention to detail. His intensity and driven ambition precludes a happy family life and begins to drive his brothers away.
Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli

Vico Vitelli

Bruno Vitelli

Alice Stunder

Oona Goldfarb

Nat

Tony Gloves

Gus

Clarence

Mr. Stunder

Polowski

Fireman

Papa
Mrs. Stunder

Francis

Young Mac

Young Alice

Auctioneer
Joe Brown
Bricklayer
Patient

Paulo Boy
Young Bricklayer

Fat Joey
Wife

Woman on Bus

Customer

Backseat
