Godfather Trilogy 1901-1980: The

Vito builds an olive oil empire, a legal front for gambling and protection. He returns to Sicily, finds Don Ciccio old and blind, and slits his belly open on the anniversary of his mother’s death. He adopts the orphaned Tom Hagen. His youngest son, Michael, watches all this but says nothing. Michael goes to college, enlists in the Marines, and returns a war hero in 1945.

In the bathroom, Michael retrieves a planted revolver. He returns, sits, listens to Sollozzo’s peace terms—then shoots both men in the head. He drops the gun. His hand does not tremble. the godfather trilogy 1901-1980

Michael’s son Anthony renounces the family to become an opera singer. His daughter, Mary, is innocent—the light he wants to protect. He confesses to a cardinal: “I had my brother killed. I ordered murder. I am not a hypocrite.” Vito builds an olive oil empire, a legal

Michael makes a deal with Roth, a Jewish gangster. He realizes Fredo has sold him out again. In the chaos of Castro’s New Year, Michael whispers to Fredo: “I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart.” His youngest son, Michael, watches all this but says nothing