Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
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Based on novel or book
Loss of loved one
Love at first sight
Italy
Symbolism
Patriarch
Europe
Organized crime
Mafia
Religion
Lawyer
Revenge motive
Crime family
Sicilian mafia
Religious hypocrisy
Gun violence
Rise to power
Dead horse
Gang violence
1940s
1950s
Mafia war
Movie tag line: "An offer you can't refuse."
Character: Don Vito Corleone
Character: Michael Corleone
Character: Sonny Corleone
Character: Tom Hagen
Character: Clemenza