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'''''The Godfather''''' is novel by [[Mario Puzo]] written in 1969. In 1972 [[Francis Ford Coppola]] directed a movie based on the novel.
'''''The Godfather''''' is novel by [[Mario Puzo]] written in 1969. In 1972 [[Francis Ford Coppola]] directed a movie based on the novel.
The film follows the Corleone crime family, a fictional Italian-American criminal organization in the style of a [[mafia]]. It was directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and based on the book of the same name by [[Mario Puzo]]. It won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Picture, and is considered to be one of the greatest American films of all time. The [[American Film Institute]] ranks ''The Godfather'' as the second-best movie of the last century, after ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
==Plot==
The story follows the actions of Vito Corleone, the [[Italian-American]] boss of a [[New York City]] crime syndicate, and his family.
Family meets with sollozo, sonny slips
sollozo shoots vito to proposition sonny
michael visits father, is hit by mccluskey
Michael kills mccluskey and sollozo, hides in italy; war breaks out
carlo beats connie to draw out sonny; sonny is killed, fredo heads west
the Don arranges peace with the 5 families; michael is allowed home and marries kay
michael arranges for the family to move to nevada
vito dies of a heart attack, tessio arranges for a meeting with barzini (when?), meaning he is going to betray michael
michael kills barzini and tattaglia, tessio and carlo
kay discovers mike's deeds and converts to catholicism
==Awards==
==Sequels==
The film It was directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and based on the book of the same name by [[Mario Puzo]]. It won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Picture, and is considered to be one of the greatest American films of all time. The [[American Film Institute]] ranks ''The Godfather'' as the second-best movie of the last century, after ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
The film was followed by two sequels, ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'' (1974) (which also won Best Picture) and ''[[The Godfather Part III]]'' (1990) (which was nominated for Best Picture).
The film was followed by two sequels, ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'' (1974) (which also won Best Picture) and ''[[The Godfather Part III]]'' (1990) (which was nominated for Best Picture).