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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @TheCultureMafia
    @TheCultureMafia  Год назад +40

    Which One was the Most Surprising? 💭

    • @johnstrawb3521
      @johnstrawb3521 Год назад +5

      Do you really not realize that II is only a modest sequel, and that III is good but has nothing of greatness in it?

    • @IllyaKonakov
      @IllyaKonakov Год назад +1

      The most surprising and annoying was the constant omitting of the ‘e’ at the end of Corleone in this video.

    • @MrLeiduowen
      @MrLeiduowen Год назад +3

      The most surprising was the fact that the trilogy is actually only two films and an extended coda.

    • @YouTube-SUCKS-69
      @YouTube-SUCKS-69 Год назад

      The fact that part 3 actually SUCKED, but your lack of apprehension in regards to that very fact seems to elude your ridiculous assertion!!

    • @athulp.thomas4065
      @athulp.thomas4065 Год назад

      However, ultimate submissiveness is the ultimate champion of decision making when it comes to choosing Appolonia OVER KAY as the whole essence which leads #TheGodfather #VitoCorleone to success is a bit more information: Supremacy of Men over women as principled stand on the olden days // Boldness of Kay is a common idea that people love to promote. The concept of hers is much more difficult for many of Michael's men and even him, to execute. She liked to exclaim statements of boldness such as “fortune favors the bold” or “go big or go home” out loud while she repeated the same predictable actions day after day in our lives. This behavior is abnormal for Sicilians because there is a level of security in accepting our circumstances. In the early 20th Century, there was a young man who practiced boldness without preaching it.

  • @vintagehighlights
    @vintagehighlights Год назад +88

    In 1972 I snuck into the movie theater in Hartsdale, NY. I didn't even know what the movie was about. I had always been a fan of gangster movies. I sat for almost three hours glued to my seat watching The Godfather, ran home to White Plains, NY and told all my friends about this movie. Till this day I still feel it's the best movie ever made. The Culture Mafia videos are causing me to love this movie even more. Thanks for the best commentaries and analysis ever.

    • @shaftomite007
      @shaftomite007 Год назад +4

      Nah... Godfather 2. I know what you mean though, and I could agree that GF1 WAS the best movie of all time... Until part two came out!

    • @mrmarkymark77
      @mrmarkymark77 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@shaftomite007agreed 2 is the best

    • @danielmoretti4540
      @danielmoretti4540 7 месяцев назад

      Saw it there also

  • @thebeatnumber
    @thebeatnumber Год назад +67

    I think Michael's trust issues really began when Apollonia was murdered. The fact that his young wife (who was possibly carrying his child) was killed because of the betrayal of one of his most trusted men, changed something deep inside him.

    • @dagobert1234321
      @dagobert1234321 Год назад +8

      Yup… what changed Michael was Apollonia, not Sollozzo

    • @InsaneCopePosse
      @InsaneCopePosse 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@dagobert1234321solozzo was just a stepping stone to appolonia

  • @jerrycoleman882
    @jerrycoleman882 Год назад +39

    When the Godfather first came out it played at the Drive-in just across from my work place. Back then I was a tire builder at the Firestone plant. The plant had this 'thing' going on that week that anyone could leave when they built 100 tires. I got there a little early and jumped on my machine - after missing my breaks and lunch I hit 100 tires at 8 o'clock - raced over to the drive-in just in time to get some popcorn and a coke then just like planned the movie started. I had read the book and was interested to see if the movie was as good as the book - it was better ! :)

    • @JustMe-gs9xi
      @JustMe-gs9xi Год назад +4

      Movie was WAY! better. Love that you remember Exactly the details of the first time you saw it. I remember the first time i saw it, prob alot of people do too...

    • @jerrycoleman882
      @jerrycoleman882 Год назад +2

      @@JustMe-gs9xi I'm sure you're right. Great flick indeed.

    • @dalehood1846
      @dalehood1846 Год назад +1

      jerrycoleman882,. Firestone in AKRON?

    • @jerrycoleman882
      @jerrycoleman882 Год назад +2

      @@dalehood1846 Firestone Tire Factory in Central Illinois.

    • @maguffintop2596
      @maguffintop2596 Год назад +3

      One of the few times the book actually stunk (imo) focusing on ‘Johnny Fontaine’s’ sex life, Sonny’s sizeable phallus, the bridesmaids abnormal gigi. The movie was so ‘classy’ it was shocking. Blood, guts, & class are never a three rope of three cords.

  • @theantone7476
    @theantone7476 Год назад +151

    Leave the gun. Take the cannoli

    • @wunderkind-7724
      @wunderkind-7724 Год назад +1

      Great line but it was not in the book

    • @KillYourTelevision22
      @KillYourTelevision22 Год назад +6

      @@wunderkind-7724 they should rewrite it then.

    • @mizzygunz
      @mizzygunz Год назад +1

      Best Movie quote ever. Also improvised.

    • @wunderkind-7724
      @wunderkind-7724 Год назад +5

      @@mizzygunz Not that it matters, but my favorite quote from the movie The Godfather is “it’s not personal Sonny, it’s strictly business.”

    • @alimerhi5531
      @alimerhi5531 Год назад

      Never forget lol

  • @lisaspikes4291
    @lisaspikes4291 Год назад +81

    I believe that Michael’s switch from college boy to the leader of the Family was before he killed the guys in the restaurant. For me, it was when he visited the hospital to see his father. When Michael and Enzo (the baker!) we’re waiting on the steps outside the hospital, Enzo was wrecked, with his hands shaking so much, he couldn’t light his cigarette, yet Michael was cool and calm. I think that’s the moment Michael knew he had what it would take to do what was necessary for the Family.
    There’s a lot more to that scene than what is shown on film. And I’m surprised that I never hear anyone else recognize it. I think it’s pivotal!

    • @jeffreystraus590
      @jeffreystraus590 Год назад +4

      Good observation! I peeped that as well, he also told his his dad when at his bed before going outside with Enzo, im here now pop

    • @skwervin1
      @skwervin1 Год назад +2

      I always thought that too. It's like I have seen how Sonny is acting, the family won't survive, Fredo is too weak, so I have to step in to protect the Family and my parents.

    • @joeychick9045
      @joeychick9045 Год назад +4

      I’ve always thought that. You’re the first person that ever said what I’ve always known. Good read

    • @zeppelin1qaz
      @zeppelin1qaz Год назад +3

      It also showed that he was so steeped in this culture that could never get away. This was the trigger for his real self to emerge.

    • @BigBoss-zi5ss
      @BigBoss-zi5ss Год назад +4

      Same thought I had..look at his face when he noticed his hands were not shaking and lit the light and cigarette then closed it. The look on his face tells you right there he just made that decision and he knew he had the nerves

  • @georgeorwell4534
    @georgeorwell4534 Год назад +25

    I pride myself for knowing Godfather trivia but I only knew about the actor who played Luca and about buying out Sinatra's contract. Well done!

  • @JamesRDavenport
    @JamesRDavenport Год назад +43

    Here's something you guys might not know. Al Pacino has relatives in his family tree who come from Sicily, not a surprise? Guess where? Corleone.

    • @crazypato3752
      @crazypato3752 Год назад +6

      What a coincidence but then...coincidences don’t exist

    • @carmeldelaney1086
      @carmeldelaney1086 Год назад +3

      During the filming in Sicily of Godfather part three, Pacino and Andy Garcia began checking out information about his Pacino's Italian relatives but sadly they didn't get any worthwhile information.

    • @crazypato3752
      @crazypato3752 Год назад +2

      @@carmeldelaney1086 didn’t he discover that his family came from Corleone ?

    • @captain007x
      @captain007x Год назад +4

      His first name was Alfredo but people often called him Sonny. Coincidental that his two brothers in the movie were named as these.

    • @crazypato3752
      @crazypato3752 Год назад

      @@captain007x wow

  • @wunderkind-7724
    @wunderkind-7724 Год назад +117

    I have a very tangential connection to The Godfather movies (and book). My paternal grandmother was born in the town of Corleone, and lived there until she was seven years old. Also as a child, I went to the restaurant where Michael murdered Virgil Sollozzo. It was on White Plains Rd. in the Bronx. This happened in the very late 1960s.

    • @michaelbonner3908
      @michaelbonner3908 Год назад +13

      My wife was friends with the owners of the house where the wedding was filmed they had pictures of them and the actors beautiful property and house

    • @wunderkind-7724
      @wunderkind-7724 Год назад +4

      @@michaelbonner3908 you beat me

    • @KhadijahJoySams93
      @KhadijahJoySams93 Год назад

      Super Cool

    • @vintagehighlights
      @vintagehighlights Год назад

      Where on White Plains Road? I lived very close to 241st street in the Bronx.

    • @wunderkind-7724
      @wunderkind-7724 Год назад

      @@vintagehighlights Was a long time ago but as best I can remember it was under the eL about a mile South of the Mount Vernon line

  • @bradley163
    @bradley163 Год назад +48

    When warching The Godfather for the first time in the mid-90s, Luca's introduction to the film was what hooked me. He had this, almost sort of a vulnerable, presence and demeanor. But, Michael's conversation with Kay told me everything I needed to know about his character. I distinctly remember, almost immediately, putting together the rest of his story in my head as if I could picture his entire life and relationship with the Corleone family. This all based on his gentle conversation with himself, and that little snippet of background given to Kay by Michael. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

    • @AudieHolland
      @AudieHolland Год назад +6

      The fact that Coppola cast a lot of unknowns, some even amateur actors, in the movie made it look great and realistic.
      Abe Vigoda, who played Tessio was largely unknown who was given the opportunity to play such an important role in the first movie.
      Also, I think people tend fail to give honorable mention to Talia Shire, Coppola's younger sister, who did an incredible job in all three movies.
      I haven't seen the third movie but I have heard she did a great job in that one too.

    • @zachweber2616
      @zachweber2616 Год назад +1

      It's crazy when you read the books after getting to know these characters. That Luca is an absolute unit that's been broken in by Vito. Before, that mf chucked his own baby in an incinerator.

    • @mgurrieri61
      @mgurrieri61 Год назад +3

      Research why Luca was even feared by the Godfather himself. Chilling backstory that Michael alluded to in the wedding scene with Kay but wasn’t addressed in the movie. I think it’s included in the book. Luca was incredibly evil.

    • @williamwilson6499
      @williamwilson6499 Год назад

      Warching? Read the book if you really want to know about Luca Brasi.

    • @kumarg3598
      @kumarg3598 Год назад +1

      For me, it was when michael goes to the hospital to see his dad.

  • @kenhenderson1762
    @kenhenderson1762 Год назад +15

    When casting From Here To Eternity, Eli Wallach was offered a significant supporting part, but dropped out when he learned that the paycheck would be lower than he expected. When Frank Sinatra learned about this, he eagerly told the producers that he would do the part for SAG "scale" - the minimum payment. In the late 80's, Sinatra's objections to The Godfather had soften and he was talking to Francis Coppola about playing a role in the upcoming Godfather III. But he dropped out when, like Eli Wallach years before, learned of the small paycheck. He was replaced by Eli Wallach.

    • @dalehood1846
      @dalehood1846 Год назад

      Eli wallach brought a lot to that role. Good choice.

  • @jamesbuccigross6920
    @jamesbuccigross6920 Год назад +23

    One slight correction in regard to Willie Moretti - the mob really did consider it a mercy killing because Willie was suffering from the effects of advanced syphilis which caused him to be too talkative as it progressed. Willie was very popular and while it was Vito Genovese' opening move against Frank Costello, it was done with the approval of the Commission, as recounted by Joseph Valacchi in the Valacchi Papers, and all investors, maybe even Vito Genovese himself, were sad about it, but saw it as necessary.

    • @HAL9000s3
      @HAL9000s3 Год назад +2

      Confirmed. That's tertiary syphilis. Just ask Al Capone.

  • @martinshannon1339
    @martinshannon1339 Год назад +7

    ..for me the "Godfather" is a story of Michael...and his development from one kind of life to another .there are many truthful connections to reality and we all have a fascination of travelling in the places that these events took place..(like Hotel National in Havana)....great scenes and lines like ..."leave the gun take the canoli" ...stay with us in every day language and we laugh about them, while understanding the closeness of emotions that happen and create laughter in reflection when we look back at even our own actions when encountering danger or intense emotions ....great review ..

  • @zapdunga12
    @zapdunga12 Год назад +9

    One bit of trivia:
    Following the scene where Michael has to kill Sollozzo and McCluskey, he gets into a car that pulls up right as he runs out of the restaurant. Though it’s hard to tell onscreen, Al Pacino actually jumps onto the car’s running board. Or, misjumps. Pacino timed the leap wrong and twisted his ankle, requiring the use of a cane and crutches for almost two weeks stopping production.

  • @trynsurviven2440
    @trynsurviven2440 Год назад +21

    The research that took place behind the scenes is absolutely astounding.

    • @JustMe-gs9xi
      @JustMe-gs9xi Год назад +2

      the author Mario Puzo was Italian (obviously),,, and lived in NYC. so i have to give Mario Puzo due credit,,, he wrote the book. Putting the characters together,,, yes,, the script yes,,, Alot to sort out,,, Puzo and the film makers and getting Al Pacino,, is what made it so real and moving,,,

  • @williamrooth
    @williamrooth Год назад +15

    I was captivated with, "The Godfather" when it came out while I was in high school. It interested me in that subculture and it made it easier to understand how it started, evolved and who the real players were. Many of the characters were, "blended" I thought, so that the real members would not go after Mr. Coppola and his family. He did a lot of research to get this so close to real life. Great job, sir! The first time a movie was actually better than the book!

    • @skwervin1
      @skwervin1 Год назад +1

      My kids as teens thought I was mad for my love of this movie and interest in Mob culture. Now as adults they understand the lessons of the movie(s) and why I paid attention to the nuances so much.
      Living in Australia we do have organised crime here but ours is not so much Sicilian but more Calabrasi which is set up a little different I believe.

    • @trentonayershandsoffire3620
      @trentonayershandsoffire3620 Год назад

      @@skwervin1 I felt that when I traveled to Oz! Love it there!

  • @memphis2houston346
    @memphis2houston346 Год назад +7

    Every time I watch your videos it makes me want to watch the Godfather films again 😆

  • @Boss_Man00
    @Boss_Man00 Год назад +7

    They didn’t take out Moretti so the Gambino family could take over, but because Vito Genovese wanted to take over from Frank Costello, so Vito convinced everyone it would be a mercy killing (like u mentioned) because they thought his mental health was deteriorating from syphilis, which they actually determined after autopsy he didn’t have syphilis. I dno why his mental health was deteriorating. Good film, I knew of all these things, I guess I have no life lol.

  • @Pbadome1
    @Pbadome1 Год назад +13

    My only comment, because from what I know, you put together a very accurate video here, is that you mentioned Corleone was one of the five families, but, when Sonny wanted to go to war, Tom Hagen told him "all the other five families would come after them", which led me to the unanswered question, were the Corleones a "sixth" family?

    • @robbenn69
      @robbenn69 Год назад

      I think he was saying all the other five-families, with five-families as the name of the group of five as a single entity. Or it could be a goof by Robert Duval. In the novel, there are five families; Corleone, Tattaglia, Cuneo, Strachi, and Barzini. As the video mentions, there were five Mafia families.

    • @vanmoody
      @vanmoody Год назад +2

      I saw it that the five families were considered one unit, so all the other members of the one unit would come after them.

  • @luislaplume8261
    @luislaplume8261 Год назад +6

    In the 1960s when my family moved to Richmond Hill from Flushing our next door neighbor was Patrick Dellacroci and once in a while a Cadillac parked in front of his house and several men got out and later went back to the Cadillac. I later found out his brother was a member of one of the crime families in NYC and was probably an under boss. But which one I do not know but I believe it was one that was based in the Borough of Queens where I grew up.

  • @DominusLuna
    @DominusLuna Год назад +14

    When I was a kid I saw a movie called "The Valachi Papers" where Charles Bronson plays Joe Valachi. Apparently one guy messed with another guy's wife and some guys were sent to take his uh, jewels. I didn't understand then and asked about it and my Dad said that he was getting his Appendix out.

    • @dalehood1846
      @dalehood1846 Год назад

      DominusLuna, probably not but by any chance, would you be related to Manuel Luna from SoCal? I was in the Navy with him in 1976-77 aboard The USS VULCAN AR-5. GOOD friend. MR-3 Hood.

    • @DominusLuna
      @DominusLuna Год назад

      @@dalehood1846 No man. Sorry.

    • @Zknwlf
      @Zknwlf Год назад +1

      I would like to thank you and your dad for giving me a much needed laugh this morning. Grazie!

  • @_scabs6669
    @_scabs6669 Год назад +9

    I love the portrayal of Luca Brazzzi in the Godfather. In the novel he's described as the most terrifying killer. I pictured him as more of a straight faced cold blooded Tommy Shelby type in my head. But in the film he becomes this gigantic terrifying bear of a man. Even Kay remarks when seeing him from a distance, who's that scary man. But in reality the film makes him such a heartfelt character I feel. The way he is represented as a stutterer. He rehearses what he wants to say to Vito over and again until he looks like he's talking to himself... so that he won't stutter. Reminds me of a character from All the Kings Men. Bringing a cold blooded murderer down to earth like that and making him a bit of a loveable nervous oaf on the inside, though still able to strike fear into the hearts of fearsome men, is so cool.

    • @williamwilson6499
      @williamwilson6499 Год назад +3

      Man, did you get it wrong. The actor was scared of performing in front of Brando and was legitimately stuttering and hesitating while delivering his lines.
      The scene with Kay and Michael was created to try and explain it away because they couldn’t get a decent take.
      In no way shape or form was Luca Brasi portrayed as a “lovable oaf”.

    • @RadioLaPrincess
      @RadioLaPrincess 5 месяцев назад

      @@williamwilson6499 Plus in real life, the actor Lenny Montana was also no lovable oaf. I mean I don't know if he actually killed anyone but he was a bodyguard to a Don so yeah he was connected. Several other actors were in real life such as Alex Rocco (Moe Greene), the actor who played Carlo (Gianni Russo) and possible Richard Castellano who was Clemenza. Marlon Brando, Abe Vigoda and James Caan were not even Italian.

  • @jeffreystraus590
    @jeffreystraus590 Год назад +26

    Even though I consider pt 3 to be my favorite, I think pt 1 has the most iconic quote, I think it goes WOMEN AND CHILDREN CAN BE CARELESS MEN CAN'T! Wow oh wow!

    • @redman6790
      @redman6790 Год назад +2

      Can you please explain how pt3 is your favourite? I want to rewatch it with a different POV. Watched it once and it was full of prejudiced that I heard about it so didnt watch clearly tbh

    • @_scabs6669
      @_scabs6669 Год назад

      I also love Part 3

    • @_scabs6669
      @_scabs6669 Год назад +7

      @@redman6790 I can't speak for the op but I think for me it's so special because of it's central character Michael Corleone. In the first one we see that Michael never wanted to be a gangster at all. So now at the end of his life he's a *remorseful* gangster. He's seeking redemption for all the hurt he has caused in all his years of leading a murderous crime family, which he was more or less forced into against his own desires to begin with. When I first saw III, I kept waiting for the moment at the end where Michael turns and reveals his true nature, that he's still the vicious and manipulative killer he's cracked up to be. But all through the film he's nothing but a kind man seeking redemption and trying to undo the misconceptions and hatred people have for him. This is an even better depiction of the heart of the original novel I feel, in which you really get to see the kind and warm side of the original Godfather. I also love the part of Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone. Did you know she is Coppola's own daughter, and in fact is the very same girl as was the baby being baptized at the end of the original movie?? They bring back the very same woman to show the baby all grown up, and in my opinion she knocked it out of the part. Especially I love Michael's absolutely unchained grief when she is killed in his place at the end. I hope you get the chance to watch III with new eyes soon! Love and peace from USA ✌️

    • @catmip
      @catmip Год назад +1

      @@_scabs6669 Sofia Coppola ruined that movie for me. The movie was too big for him to cast his own daughter. I wish they would’ve cast a real actress. Her scenes were so awkward with Andy Garcia. I felt sorry for him. She turned out to be a pretty good director though.

    • @_scabs6669
      @_scabs6669 Год назад +1

      @@catmip but she's the actual same person as the baby from the first one. The authenticity and her beauty salvage it for me. Maybe on rewatch I will see how wooden she was all along.

  • @mikhailv67tv
    @mikhailv67tv Год назад +6

    @ Mafia Culture when I was 21 I wanted to be an actor and often used monologues from the Godfather as pieces to rehearse and audition with. I use to have Godfather nights with GF I’d cook spaghetti and have Chianti . I had a vinyl recording of the sound track and would play it over and over.

  • @hkentw
    @hkentw Год назад +7

    Excellent history lesson, you can't get anywhere else.

  • @thewayfarer8849
    @thewayfarer8849 Год назад +3

    Looking forward to another Costello video, that was really intriguing, stood out even among the usual videos.

  • @seriously3130
    @seriously3130 Год назад +5

    Didn't know most of this! My favorite movie(s) of all time though. Great dive into their inspirations! Subbed.

  • @billyfubar2748
    @billyfubar2748 Год назад +3

    Ok time out!!
    I gotta say that this channel is aesthetic AF. Excellent work, from the narration, writing, video and audio editing is superb.
    It's a multi tiered psychology course in every video
    utilizing examples from probably one of the greatest films in the century
    To teach you how to become successful in a smattering of subjects and scenarios.
    Stellar work. Thank you

    • @TheCultureMafia
      @TheCultureMafia  11 месяцев назад

      Really appreciate it @billyfubar2748 💯🌹

    • @maryferreira141
      @maryferreira141 10 дней назад

      @@TheCultureMafia Si, si. So authentic that the conversation with Roth on the veranda in Cuba about controlling the President of the United States is earth shaking in this Trump era. For me, it follows the truth of our election period in 2024 only too well. Maybe different players, but same concepts of search for power.

  • @RussellMKay
    @RussellMKay Год назад +6

    The cat that The Godfather is holding in the first movie was not in the script! He wandered on the set and was picked up by Don Corleone. They kept it in the shot. Luck cat......

  • @chinmay_r_sharma
    @chinmay_r_sharma Год назад +8

    The actor who played Johnny Fontane , Al Martino also got his role through intervention of his godfather , Russell buffalino played by joe pesci in irishman . this fact was also noted by another person in your godfather vs real life video.

    • @imjusthereforthecomments4920
      @imjusthereforthecomments4920 Год назад +1

      Russell's cousin was Bill Bufalino, a close associate of Jimmy Hoffa and long-time Teamster lawyer.

    • @chinmay_r_sharma
      @chinmay_r_sharma Год назад +1

      @@imjusthereforthecomments4920 what was teamsters actually. I know it controlled unions and stuff.

  • @PaulOfPeace54
    @PaulOfPeace54 Год назад +9

    My favorite part in the trilogy was Michael taking confession from Cardinal Lamberto.
    "Look at this stone. It has been lying in the water for a very long time. But the water has not penetrated it. Look... Perfectly dry. The same thing has happened to men in Europe. For centuries they have been surrounded by Christianity, but Christ has not penetrated. Christ doesn't live within them."
    "Your sins are terrible. It is just that you suffer. Your life could be redeemed, but I know you don't believe that. You will not change".

  • @bleedingeyeball27
    @bleedingeyeball27 Год назад +9

    How about Apollonia...based on real life person?
    In an alternative storyline if she wasn't killed, wonder how Michael's mob life would have been. Kaye was terrible mafia wife.

    • @TheCultureMafia
      @TheCultureMafia  Год назад +1

      It’s interesting you say that. Yes, that too is also based on real life. It was either Lucky or Vito Genovese who also married a Sicilian women when they were in exile in Sicily.

    • @catmip
      @catmip Год назад +1

      She def wouldn’t have divorced him, or had an abortion

  • @daveferguson2996
    @daveferguson2996 Год назад +2

    MY wife and I went on a tour to Savoco when we were on a cruise. The cafe with lots of pictures of Al Pacino etc.Also the church. We also saw the stainless steel or chrome icon of coppola with his camera. Loved every minute of the tour.

  • @PaulShenar1936
    @PaulShenar1936 Год назад +6

    Golden video! 👍 did not know most of these facts until now

    • @philipsbailo3140
      @philipsbailo3140 Год назад

      If you want to learn more about Luca Brasi you could read the family Corleone written by Ed Falco who is Edie Falco's uncle also the Family Corleone is based on a screenplay by Mario Puzo

  • @boilerroomed3682
    @boilerroomed3682 Год назад +2

    I sort of knew most of it but you got me with "Sonny Capone"! Well done....

  • @jeremyfondo4320
    @jeremyfondo4320 Год назад +3

    My grandfather was born about 20min from Corleon. He held property in Northern Italy.

  • @pradeepkulkarni1676
    @pradeepkulkarni1676 Год назад +7

    Great work... Surprised to see the similarities of movie with real life characters. 💐How could Mario Puzo corroborate such intricate details

    • @johnstanley7442
      @johnstanley7442 Год назад +2

      My understanding is that Puzo needed to write something good, because, as a gambler, he was in need of money. Yeah, he was Italian, but not from any sort of familiarity with the Mob, any more than any other "civilian," like maybe reading a newspaper, or something, so he went to Vagas, and, while playing, he would pump "industry" people there for background information, like a civilian author might pump real Special Operations personnel for details, jargon, personal war stories, and so-on, in order to be able to credibly write a military novel. When "The Hunt for Red October" was written, Tom Clancy ended up doing lectures in FRONT of military and intelligence people, because HIS research, as just an INSURANCE guy, had apparently yielded enough details to sound credible, though I've spotted detail errors in some of his writing that WERE ridiculous. That's why it can be a good idea to have someone actually "in the know" read your manuscript, to help you to weed-out clunkers like that. I think careful, attentive interviews of people who had reason to be aware of actual Mob lore would've contributed to the authenticity. Even though things are not discussed in a way that would lead to the specific incrimination of someone in COURT, the word about how things went-down STILL gets around, sometimes for instructional, EXAMPLE-MAKING reasons, like the old French saying that, if you want to have cooperation from the rest of the barnyard animals, let them see you kill the ROOSTER. That helps to get the ATTENTION of the REST of the others! :o

    • @JustMe-gs9xi
      @JustMe-gs9xi Год назад

      @@johnstanley7442 yep,,,true,, he had a gambling debt. and he lived in NYC so it was all around him.

  • @_scabs6669
    @_scabs6669 Год назад +13

    We would all love a more in depth video on Part III! It's such an underrated movie!

    • @jeffreystraus590
      @jeffreystraus590 Год назад +3

      It's a very underrated movie, I sometimes wonder how many people truly watched the movie? I thought it was plain awesome and filled with intrigue!

    • @_scabs6669
      @_scabs6669 Год назад

      @@jeffreystraus590 💪

    • @JustMe-gs9xi
      @JustMe-gs9xi Год назад +1

      agree.

    • @JustMe-gs9xi
      @JustMe-gs9xi Год назад +2

      @@jeffreystraus590 yes,, agree. I don't think people paid attention to the small details,,, Big details and exactly what they Meant. So glad you appreciate Part !!!,

    • @jeffreystraus590
      @jeffreystraus590 Год назад +1

      @@JustMe-gs9xi yeah a corrupt Swiss banker, corrupt archbishop, corrupt pope prior to the new one being elected all of whom michael had the daunting task of navigating! Couple that with Don Lucchesi and a expert assassin who according to the movie never failed a hit , this movie had a lot of moving parts! Treachery was around every corner and michael captivated his audience in this deadly game of chess

  • @chuck5279
    @chuck5279 Год назад +3

    Godfatherology. Can't get enough. Thank you!

  • @pauls.3656
    @pauls.3656 Год назад +6

    My favorite movie series. You know we're always learning, and I learned a bunch watching this knowing very little about just what it was all about. Told the family it's about a struggling family in New York.

    • @dapunk5598
      @dapunk5598 Год назад +1

      Actually it's primary theme is about how dirty Capitalism is.

    • @JustMe-gs9xi
      @JustMe-gs9xi Год назад

      a struggling family in NYC,,,, lol - in my house it's called ganster,,, not gangsta',,, but gangster movies.

  • @Judeaben
    @Judeaben Год назад +5

    knew many of these, including the Castellano connection with Peter, his brother and the boss of the real-life Gambino boss.
    Also, Spanish Harlem born Bronxite Pacino had a felony record involving illegal guns or possession in the New England area in the early '60s. There are countless NY, New Jersey and mob connections of the actors in the movie

  • @williamj.dovejr.8613
    @williamj.dovejr.8613 Год назад +2

    So many that I never knew...mind blown! This was fun!

  • @beingjohn392
    @beingjohn392 Год назад +9

    When I was a kid, riding around on my bike, playing cards clacking on my wheels, our local upstate NY mob boss got blown up in his Cadillac in front of one of the many grocery stores he ‘managed’. I’ll never forget how violent that was.

    • @staygreenponyboy
      @staygreenponyboy Год назад +1

      where?

    • @beingjohn392
      @beingjohn392 Год назад +2

      @@staygreenponyboy Rochester, NY in the late 1970’s. Sammy G Gingello. His bodyguard survived the explosion and actually thanked Buick for making such a great vehicle, or something like that…

    • @staygreenponyboy
      @staygreenponyboy Год назад

      @@beingjohn392 haha, dang

  • @willy565
    @willy565 Год назад +3

    You really exposed a lot of secrets......"Pretty soon, there won't be one place in Brooklyn to hang my hat!!!"

  • @charlesfuentes3695
    @charlesfuentes3695 Год назад +3

    See,"The Offer" it is based on how the first Gf production. Impressively Accurate.

  • @toquon82
    @toquon82 Год назад +5

    definitely cover more with part three

  • @TheCultureMafia
    @TheCultureMafia  Год назад +3

    As You Requested, it's BACK with New and just simply More UNBELIEVABLE Facts...🤯

  • @pjj9491
    @pjj9491 Год назад +3

    Small trivia...Patrick Swayze can seen twice in GF3 when all the gunplay starts w twins...he was an uncredited young guard/gunman in the shadows...but once you know his profile and moves, you can see it's him....;)...pretty unknown...

  • @Gracievision
    @Gracievision 8 месяцев назад +1

    i've always thought the way the assassination of hyman roth was filmed was inspired by jack ruby's shooting of lee harvey oswald.

  • @vitoscalleta9814
    @vitoscalleta9814 Год назад +33

    This trilogy changed my way of thinking and how i behave. Trying to imitate michaels behaviors made me a more calm person and made a lot of people respect me more. I still cant believe 3 films made me into who i am today

    • @maratonlegendelenemirei3352
      @maratonlegendelenemirei3352 Год назад +4

      I chose to mould myself on Fredo,well?

    • @BigMamaDaveX
      @BigMamaDaveX Год назад

      @@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 If your Mom is still alive, you're good...for NOW. 😏

    • @Grungehead1993
      @Grungehead1993 Год назад +1

      "STOP SHOOTING THAT FUCKING THING, I'M GOING DEAF OVER HERE" - Guy called Joe

    • @vitoscalleta9814
      @vitoscalleta9814 Год назад +1

      @@Grungehead1993 " You think you can do better ? Statezite huh " 😂😂

    • @JustMe-gs9xi
      @JustMe-gs9xi Год назад

      yep,, you can learn ALot from these movies. Ciao' Vito

  • @robertbrown1839
    @robertbrown1839 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great stuff

  • @jilltagmorris
    @jilltagmorris Год назад +3

    Yes. Definitely do continue these!

  • @victrola2007
    @victrola2007 Год назад +1

    No joke - I spent a lot of time in NY's little Italy for great dinners while in college. We were ordering dessert (at Boco de Lupo?) and my boyfriend intercepted my usual tramisu with 'Leave the gun, bring the cannoli'. Our midfleaged waiter chuckled. He brought me three. ❤

  • @gerriwetherhold6369
    @gerriwetherhold6369 Год назад +2

    I read the book before viewing the movie. I was 6 mos. pregnant. Loved this movie. Filmed brilliantly. It followed the book to a T. Great cast! 1 and 2 were great but to me, #3 just plain stank. My family contained Mafia and Black Hand characters. My uncles were involved in the underworld and created a lot of worries for my poor mother. The Godfather will go down in history as one of the greatest movies ever filmed. Coppola is a master!

  • @Al_NERi
    @Al_NERi Год назад +1

    I'm one of the followers who already knew The Godfather films we're a gateway to a world of knowledge and philosophical study especially having read the novel when I was a young man in the 80s. It's what attracted me to the channel in the first place, I could tell the content was very high quality immediately. CULTURE MAFIA IS one of my absolute favorites and a daily mainstay of my on-line diet. 07 salute , great work.

  • @mrgraham5521
    @mrgraham5521 Год назад +3

    The Frank Sinatra contract story was disproven years ago. The timelines are off and people " in the know " have often remarked that it makes for an interesting story but ultimately never happened.

  • @Midnight_Baby
    @Midnight_Baby Год назад +2

    Corleone is a beautiful village. They proudly display their town’s sign on the side of the road.

  • @failuretocommunicate
    @failuretocommunicate Год назад +2

    Not bad. Mario Puzo wrote another book, "The Godfather Papers." Probably out of print now, but if you can find it online, will provide some further insight.

  • @DominusLuna
    @DominusLuna Год назад +9

    Did the Don intentionally send Luca Brasi to sleep with the fishes or was he actually naive that the other bosses would try to kill him when they knew that Sonny was next up and he supported the drugs?

    • @charnz1
      @charnz1 Год назад +6

      The movie is ambiguous, but the book makes it pretty clear that it was unexpected.

    • @TheCultureMafia
      @TheCultureMafia  Год назад +2

      It seems to be Don Vito's first MAJOR blunder

    • @TheCultureMafia
      @TheCultureMafia  Год назад +3

      There's a lot more to it than what we see in the film, it wasn't that simple.

  • @dustash1578
    @dustash1578 Год назад +2

    Definitely want to learn more about the basis of the 3rd film

  • @TTJJCC
    @TTJJCC Год назад +2

    Yes, could you please cover the real life connections in Godfather 3.

  • @fennerwallace5823
    @fennerwallace5823 Год назад +1

    I Only Knew About 10% of this Info. Well Done !!!

  • @vermis8344
    @vermis8344 Год назад +1

    I knew a few of these, thanks to being halfway through George Wolf's biography of Frank Costello! I might have to wait a bit before clicking on that video.

  • @cliffpeebles9705
    @cliffpeebles9705 Год назад +2

    The Godfather movies may be the most analyzed movies ever. It is amazing that so many details and cross currents could be written into the script. I have watched them countless times and still I notice thing that I hadn't before.

  • @houstonaustin
    @houstonaustin Год назад +3

    Don Michael Corleone is Godfather to an infant. In all 3 Godfather films they go about their mob business but on the walls are Icons. If you're Catholic you recognize them. Also there are a lot of Italian America Characters. Could you explain the connection because all the actions of the characters have rules to mind and a very structured organization.

  • @Ralphie_Boy
    @Ralphie_Boy Год назад +2

    As usual, a fantastic analysis, Thank you...

  • @mmagic3534
    @mmagic3534 Год назад +2

    I knew about Vincent “Jimmy Blue Eyes” Alo. (Ola is Alo spelled backwards.)

  • @shannonevans8426
    @shannonevans8426 Год назад +2

    Just found your ch.Great job.Enjoy the work you do.

  • @irishdogclock
    @irishdogclock Год назад +1

    What I find fascinating about Godfather 1 and 2 is FFC's movie shot between them, The Conversation.

  • @edwardgillelad
    @edwardgillelad Год назад +1

    The Santo Domingo is a favorite Havana substitute. Besides "The Godfather", "Havana" and "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" where filmed there.

  • @mikederasmo7621
    @mikederasmo7621 Год назад +1

    i am a new sub and that Voice of the Narrator, commands! Attention! love it, also ,its my fave Narrator for " SIMPLE History "

  • @frankgordon8829
    @frankgordon8829 Год назад +1

    I've been to the little cafe in Sicily where Michael sat. The chair is even there, but the cane bottom is rotted. The church where he was married is just like the movie. I couldn't go in because another mobster was getting married then.

  • @TheCultureMafia
    @TheCultureMafia  Год назад +6

    The Godfather Trilogy > ANY Other Trilogy.

  • @Don_Rhinestone85
    @Don_Rhinestone85 Год назад +4

    The only one I genuinely knew was Meyer Lansky being played as Hyman Roth. And also that some of the things in the movies were based loosely on real life events and characters.

  • @Robert-lg2bl
    @Robert-lg2bl Год назад

    About 80% I knew. But I learned 40 years ago and while going to college . Awesome video!!

  • @samirkotecha9481
    @samirkotecha9481 Год назад +3

    I knew lot of them. But found out some new facts as well.

  • @Nesta98
    @Nesta98 Год назад +3

    There's nothing like The Godfather Trilogy and Schindler's List .

  • @CaseyHarrisSr
    @CaseyHarrisSr Год назад +1

    Uncover the Vatican ties to The Godfather. Good stuff posted so far, thank you. Enjoying the gravy on an amazing plate of goodness!

  • @donnellthomas2358
    @donnellthomas2358 Год назад +1

    Just wow, a God Father history lesson, awesome, my alter ego name has always been Don fanucci ever since I saw the movies

  • @antoniospellman7341
    @antoniospellman7341 11 месяцев назад +1

    I didn’t know any of this! Lol loved as usual though

  • @retrovintageaddict2492
    @retrovintageaddict2492 Год назад +1

    Tip: Don’t do red framing on your video thumbnail. It made me think I already saw this for a second. Don’t trick yourself out of views. Love the channel btw

  • @Guiltless765
    @Guiltless765 Год назад +1

    Very well put together.🥃

  • @rickwisnieswki9584
    @rickwisnieswki9584 8 месяцев назад +1

    My uncle's brother-in-law cell said how much this movie was true they just moved different names around it was very factual

  • @rl7231976
    @rl7231976 Год назад +1

    Please do a video on the real life connections of Godfather 3

  • @angelosliotscos5861
    @angelosliotscos5861 Год назад +1

    This video left me speechless.

  • @rmendoza5953
    @rmendoza5953 Год назад +1

    Bugsy Siegel wasn't responsible for the big casinos in Las Vegas it was Hollywood Reporter founder William Wilkerson. Siegal conned Wilkerson into going half on a casino Wilkerson was building but was running out of money. After Wilkerson took the money and signed over half to Siegel, Bugsy came him a choice to either leave the casino to Siegel or die and Siegel gets the casino by default. Wilkerson chose to leave.

  • @thedevilluis
    @thedevilluis Год назад +2

    For the future, the motto is 'no days unalert'.

  • @boeitnie1185
    @boeitnie1185 Год назад +1

    Well Michael Franzese seems to think Vito Corleone is more similar to Carlo Gambino because just like Vito, Carlo Gambino came to U.S alone

  • @ericanthonypulia2183
    @ericanthonypulia2183 Год назад +1

    I would love to see a movie about Godfather 3 and all it’s real like connections. Giulio Andreotti is Don Luccese, Roberto Calvi is frederic kedzik the Vatican banker I believe.
    Vincent mentions “P2” also at the wake of Don Tommasino. Would be a cool video

  • @Chefbriank
    @Chefbriank Год назад +1

    im amazed as a 20 x vieiwer of all the godfather films and many mafioso youtube vids at how little of this i actually knew great job illiuminating us to the actual connections! PUZO REALLY DID HIS HOMEWORK!

  • @Makdaddy357
    @Makdaddy357 Год назад +2

    wow...i knew some but not all...thanks bro

  • @TheCultureMafia
    @TheCultureMafia  Год назад +1

    How Did You Do?

  • @dillinger209
    @dillinger209 Год назад +4

    I've not been able to confirm this , but in the scene where James Caan "Sonny" is tossing Carlo a beating , there's a bright yellow Rhiengold beer truck where amongst the street crowd appears to be a very young Frankie "MeatTruck" Carbone from Goodfellas .

    • @Seemsayin
      @Seemsayin Год назад

      Frankie Carbone (Frank Siverone) is the Genco character in the first movie. If you're referring to the guy in the striped shirt.... no, that's not him.

    • @dillinger209
      @dillinger209 Год назад

      @@Seemsayin Thank you for clarifying that , and leaving me dumbfounded on how I hadn't recognized him as Genco .

    • @Seemsayin
      @Seemsayin Год назад

      @@dillinger209 You're welcome. Nice to help out a fan.

  • @meximedic62
    @meximedic62 9 месяцев назад +1

    Al Pacino’s grandparents came from Corleone, Sicily. When he was a kid, his nickname was Sonny. His real first name is Alfredo

  • @johnpittsii7524
    @johnpittsii7524 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the video

  • @handyrus
    @handyrus Год назад +2

    Bada bing, Bada bang. First time I ever heard that phrase was in GF1

  • @Tom-mc6fm
    @Tom-mc6fm Год назад +1

    When Sinatra went in front of the Nevada board to get a casino license in about 1982 or so he was asked if he brought money to Cuba and I think the response was how could that amount of money fit in a briefcase . " No never" he said

  • @susettesantiago5509
    @susettesantiago5509 Год назад +1

    Absolutely gorgeous Italian homes and countryside……….the gardens are stunning…..I pray that it continues to thrive…….

  • @DonnaGM49-
    @DonnaGM49- Год назад +4

    YES!! Uncover it all. I'm an Italian woman half Sicilian and half Calabrese. I've see quite a bit growing up!

    • @sylviamaresca8852
      @sylviamaresca8852 Год назад

      Please,do tell !!

    • @DonnaGM49-
      @DonnaGM49- Год назад +2

      Are you kidding me?? Did you ever hear of the Italian word "omerta" (code of silence)! Letting info out I would be on the "hit list"

    • @JustMe-gs9xi
      @JustMe-gs9xi Год назад +1

      @@DonnaGM49- Grazie Donna,,, people disrespect the Italian Code of Silence , omerta. It's crazy, i had to tell someone on here the same thing. Italians keep their secrets. mantenere le tradizioni CIao'

    • @DonnaGM49-
      @DonnaGM49- Год назад

      @@JustMe-gs9xi 💖

  • @Hann4412
    @Hann4412 Год назад +1

    Dude I believe this was already uploaded weeks or months ago, I really remember already watch this but now I can't find that video anymore