The Godfather is probably one of the best mafia based movies of its time with an all-star cast that delivers a magnificent film for everyone to enjoy. Marlon Brando plays Don Vito Corleone who is getting older in years and who is looking out for his sons and family to run the family "mafia" business. Al Pacino stars as Don Corleone's war hero son who is happy to stay out of the family business, which pleases his father.
Don Corleone is asked by a man named Virgil Solozzo, (Al Lettieri), a key player in the drugs business working within the Tattalia Crime family to finance his narcotics business and to guarantee him protection and crucial political contacts that will see him profit and guarantee the Corleone's a 30% cut of the takings. Tom Hagen, (Robert Duvall) and Sonny Corleone, (James Cann) recognize that there are huge future profits and growth potential in dealing in narcotics. However, Don Corleone senses distrust in Solozzo and rejects the deal as it would be bad for the family.
Solozzo is not content with the rejection and wants more power and demands retribution by trying to kill Don Corleone and by killing Corleone's loyal friend,. Luca Brasi.(Lenny Montana). When Michael Corleone visits his father Don Corleone at the hospital after the failed hit, he soon discovers that Solozzo's men are coming back to finish his father off. However, before that he learns that nobody was guarding his father at the hospital, not even Tessio's men, which raises suspicion of his involvement. Michael saves his father from being killed but is badly beaten by the bent cop, Captain McCluskey, (Sterling Hayden) who is obviously on the payroll of Solozzo.
The scene is now set for how the Corleone family will respond to being targeted by Solozzo and the response is memorable and surprising and lets us know that Michael is truly a Corleone at heart. Michael decides that he will kill Solozzo and Captain McCluskey in order to save his father's life. This ensures that Michael will always be involved in the mafia business and his father is initially shocked as he wanted Michael to stay out of that side of the business. However, Michael soon fits nicely into his role as the new boss of the Corleone family and takes care of unfinished business with all those involved in trying to kill his father.
However, as a consequence of killing Solozzo, it results in Sonny being set up and killed by those working with the Tatallia family, which included Barzini and Carlo Rizzi, (Gianni Russo) who was married to sonny's sister Connie, (Talia Shire).
During Michael's reign as boss of the family, he is told by his father how Don Barzini, (Richard Conte), one of the other head's of another mafia family will target him and it would be arranged with someone he can trust. This leads to Michael identifying the traitor within the Corleone family as Tessio, (Abe Vigoda) who is led off to be killed for his betrayal.
Carlo receives his reward for being a traitor when he is killed in the car by Peter Clemenza, (Richard Castellano) who is one of Corleone's soldiers. Barzini is also killed along with all other rivals who have gone against the Corleone family. We are now left with Michael Corleone showing his ruthlessness as head of the family business.
The Godfather is a great movie with some great performances, particularly from Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Al Lettieri and Robert Duvall Therefore, it is highly recommended to watch and very entertaining, a must see.
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Don Corleone is asked by a man named Virgil Solozzo, (Al Lettieri), a key player in the drugs business working within the Tattalia Crime family to finance his narcotics business and to guarantee him protection and crucial political contacts that will see him profit and guarantee the Corleone's a 30% cut of the takings. Tom Hagen, (Robert Duvall) and Sonny Corleone, (James Cann) recognize that there are huge future profits and growth potential in dealing in narcotics. However, Don Corleone senses distrust in Solozzo and rejects the deal as it would be bad for the family.
Solozzo is not content with the rejection and wants more power and demands retribution by trying to kill Don Corleone and by killing Corleone's loyal friend,. Luca Brasi.(Lenny Montana). When Michael Corleone visits his father Don Corleone at the hospital after the failed hit, he soon discovers that Solozzo's men are coming back to finish his father off. However, before that he learns that nobody was guarding his father at the hospital, not even Tessio's men, which raises suspicion of his involvement. Michael saves his father from being killed but is badly beaten by the bent cop, Captain McCluskey, (Sterling Hayden) who is obviously on the payroll of Solozzo.
The scene is now set for how the Corleone family will respond to being targeted by Solozzo and the response is memorable and surprising and lets us know that Michael is truly a Corleone at heart. Michael decides that he will kill Solozzo and Captain McCluskey in order to save his father's life. This ensures that Michael will always be involved in the mafia business and his father is initially shocked as he wanted Michael to stay out of that side of the business. However, Michael soon fits nicely into his role as the new boss of the Corleone family and takes care of unfinished business with all those involved in trying to kill his father.
However, as a consequence of killing Solozzo, it results in Sonny being set up and killed by those working with the Tatallia family, which included Barzini and Carlo Rizzi, (Gianni Russo) who was married to sonny's sister Connie, (Talia Shire).
During Michael's reign as boss of the family, he is told by his father how Don Barzini, (Richard Conte), one of the other head's of another mafia family will target him and it would be arranged with someone he can trust. This leads to Michael identifying the traitor within the Corleone family as Tessio, (Abe Vigoda) who is led off to be killed for his betrayal.
Carlo receives his reward for being a traitor when he is killed in the car by Peter Clemenza, (Richard Castellano) who is one of Corleone's soldiers. Barzini is also killed along with all other rivals who have gone against the Corleone family. We are now left with Michael Corleone showing his ruthlessness as head of the family business.
The Godfather is a great movie with some great performances, particularly from Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Al Lettieri and Robert Duvall Therefore, it is highly recommended to watch and very entertaining, a must see.
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