In this, 1972’s first installment of a 3 part series, we meet the head of the family, Vito Corleone. Francis Ford Coppola’s film classic chronicles the ma’s rise from humble beginnings as a sicilian immigrant to the head of one of the largest and most influential crime families in the U.S., based out of New York City. Vito, is a loving man with high esteem for his family as well as old world values. He tries his best to impart his wisdom and sense of fairness into his son’s, whom he knew would one day run the family business. His son’s could not be more different from each other, with the heir apparent being the oldest Sonny Corleone.
Through the trials displayed in the film see a highly stylized yet undeniable true and gritty look at the underworld of the italian mafia in the U.S. in the early to mid part of the last century. We witness the change from italians arriving in the U.S. at Ellis Island, to controlling many industries, with the hand of the mafia pulling the strings. And at the helm of the organization, Vito struggles to balance his obligations to his family, while ensuring that his crime family thrives and remains atop the food chain of the Mafia in the city.
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