Category "the-godfather"

How did Vito know about the betrayal?

In The Godfather, why did Barzini want Michael dead, after the five families had apparently made peace? How did Vito know this? How did he know about the specif

Why was the incident involving Sonny so over the top?

In The Godfather, knowing that Sonny was a hothead and would immediately go to Connie's house after Carlo beats her up, he is ambushed at the highway toll booth

Why does Michael Corleone need a bodyguard to translate for him when he first met Apollonia's father?

In The Godfather I, when Michael Corleone took refuge in Sicilly, he met Apollonia and then met the inn owner who happened to be Apollonia's father. Michael wa

Is Michael Corleone against his father's business?

In the Wikipedia article about Michael we have: Unlike his two older brothers, Michael shuns the Corleone "family business" In the first movie of The Godf

Why was Santino ordered to die by Barzini?

Why did Santino get killed in The Godfather? I recently watched the movie and I just don't get it. Why did he get killed by the order of Barzini?

What kind of box does Sonny close in the "It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business." scene?

In the first Godfather's "It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business." scene, Sonny tells Tom Hagen, "Alright. We'll wait," and closes a box. What was in

Why did Michael Corleone fail where his father succeeded?

The two parallel arches in the Godfather trilogy follow the stories of Vito and Michael Corleone, the main motivation for both of them being to protect their fa

The Godfather: 2001 vs 2008 edition

What are the differences between both editions except for the colors? Any difference in scenes (additional/removed/replaced scenes)? IMDb says 175 minutes, the

Why does Sollozzo frisk Michael before Michael retires to the restroom rather than after he returns to the table?

In The Godfather, at the negotiation dinner that Sollozzo has with Michael, when Michael says he has to go to the restroom, Sollozzo does not let him go till he

Tom Hagen's role after Vito Corleone stepped down as Godfather

We all saw that after Vito Corleone stepped down as Godfather, Micheal turned Tom out as consigliere, but I see Tom is still active as Corleone family adviser,

Why did Sollozzo risk it?

In The Godfather during the Sollozzo negotiation dinner, Michael wanted some place with people so that he could feel safe, but later he himself shoots and kills

Why wasn't Michael arrested after returning from Sicily?

Micheal Corleone has assassinated Sollozzo and Police Captain McCluskey at a public place in front of several witnesses. After that, he ran away to Sicily for

In Godfather I and/or The Godfather Saga, who played the child star of Woltz?

In the book and Saga it is made clear that Woltz is molesting his juvenile star named "Janie." We see her in two scenes: Right before Hagen meets Woltz for the

Did Sollozzo's plan make any sense?

I guess the idea behind Sollozzo's plan in The Godfather was that Sonny would become the leader and then go into business with him. But two big flaws: Sonny cle

Did Vito Corleone know that Carlo was also involved in Santino's murder?

After Micheal becomes head of the Family in The Godfather, right after Tom was removed from consigliere, Micheal says that Carlo would be the right hand man in

What was the meaning of Vito Corleone giving Carlo a "living"?

In the opening scenes of The Godfather during Connie's wedding to Carlo, Tom Hagen has a discussion with Vito Corleone regarding his new son-in-law: Tom: D

What were Tessio's intentions when he is surrounded by bodyguards?

In The Godfather, when Tessio learns his fate, he says : Tell Mike it was only business... I always liked him. Then a bodyguard reaches his jacket pocket

Why is Paulie so easily suspected?

Every time I watch The Godfather I feel a little bad for Paulie. He is quickly suspected of treachery, just for being sick the day of Vito Corleone's failed at

Were oranges an intentional use of symbolism by filmmakers?

There is a lot of speculation surrounding the potential symbolism of oranges in The Godfather. The primary interpretation being that whenever an orange is shown

What does the Piano scene mean in the Godfather?

After Michael hits McCluskey and Solozzo and flees to Sicily, we can see a short montage scene that features a sad piano song and newspapers relating investigat