Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola.
Vito Corleone, The Don Marlon Brando.
Santino "Sonny" Corleone, middle son of Vito James Caan.
Michael Corleone, Youngest son of Vito Corleone Al Pacino .
Tom Hagen, Consigliere and "adopted" son of Vito Robert Duvall.
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Supporting Characters:.
Mama Corleone.
Fredo "freddy" Corleone, Eldest Son of Vito.
Kay Adams, Wife of Micahel Corleone Diane Keaton.
Connie Corleone, Daughter of Don Vito, Wife of Carlo Talia Shire.
Carlo Rizzi, Husband of Connie Gianni Russo.
STORY BACKGROUND:.
A son is forced into his Mafia father's business, much against his will, only to become the head of his the family when his father, the Don, dies.
Film vs. Book.
Having been born as an American child in the 1970's, I have obviously grown up with the legend of The Godfather series, and have viewed the movies, all three, too many times to count. I was always drawn into the world of mafia madness. The Godfather was held as the epitome of all mafia and gangster movies. However, no matter how many times I viewed the movies, parts of the movie (The Godfather I) were were always somewhat hazy and fuzzy to me until I read the book.
The movies (GF I&II), as magnificently as they were at portraying the Corleone family, lacked the substance and background that could only be achieved by reading the book. However, would the book have captivated me as much as it had if I had not been influenced by the remarkable portrayal of characters by the phenominal cast? My main objective is to portray to the movie watcher, key elements that are missing, which make the movies all that much more understandable, and enjoyable. I want to lift that veil of ignorance that surrounds the movie and makes it easier to follow.
In the first part of the movie, it is seen that Connie's husband, Carlo beats Connie. Her eldest brother, Sonny becomes aware of this fact and goes after her husband and gives him the beating of a lifetime.
