The Godfather 1 Film Review

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The Godfather is a 1972 crime film based on Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy. Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola did the screenplay. The film stars Al Pacino and Marlon Brando as the main characters in the story. Set in New York, Nevada and Sicily in the years between 1944 and 1955, the film follows the experiences of the family of Vito Corleone, the head of a powerful Mafia family in New York. In 1945, tycoon and drug dealer Sollozzo, with the backing of the Tattaglia family, asks for Vito’s backing through his connection with politicians, in Sollozzo’s drug business, in exchange for which he promises Corleone immense profits. Corleone is unyielding and Sollozzo begins a war among the five families of the New York Mafia. Sollozzo first attempts to assassinate Vito Corleone, but Corleone survives and is taken to hospital, where a second attempt on his life is foiled by Michael, his youngest son. While Vito is in hospital, Sonny, Vito’s oldest son, takes over running the family business. Sollozzo further kidnaps Tom Hagen, Vito’s right-hand man, to put pressure on Sonny to agree to his terms. In retaliation for his father’s attack, Sonny successfully arranges for the killing of Tattaglia’s son. Michael then machinates a plan to get rid of Sollozzo and McCluskey, a corrupt police officer and associate of Sollozzo. Under the guise of conciliation, Michael meets both McCluskey and Sollozzo at a restaurant and kills them. Michael then flees to Sicily. While he is away, Sonny is gunned down. Shortly after getting the news of his brother’s death, his own wife is killed by an explosion meant for him. Seeking to end the bitter state of affairs, Vito Corleone calls a meeting with the five families in which he avows to