The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
An in-depth analysis of The Godfather: Part III, exploring Coppola’s vision of redemption, religion, decay, and the end of Michael Corleone’s tragic legacy.
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is a dazzling piece of filmmaking, rightly lauded as one of the greatest movies of all time. But, 50 years on, is it time to acknowledge that the film is a monstrous siren call for our worst political instincts?
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