The Godfather

The story

Overview

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Behind the film

Production & story details

Status

Released

Original language

English (en)

Spoken languages

English (en) · Italian (it) · Latin (la)

Country of origin

United States (US)

Production countries

United States (US)

Budget (USD)

$6,000,000

Revenue (USD)

$245,066,411

Collection

The Godfather Collection

Production companies

• 
  Paramount PicturesUnited States (US)
• Alfran ProductionsUnited States (US)
• Albert S. Ruddy ProductionsUnited States (US)

Story keywords

• based on novel or book
• loss of loved one
• love at first sight
• italy
• gangster
• symbolism
• patriarch
• europe
• organized crime
• mafia
• religion
• revenge motive
• crime family
• sicilian mafia
• religious hypocrisy
• gun violence
• rise to power
• gang violence
• 1940s
• 1950s
• mafia war