Who Are the Five Families of New York in the Godfather?

[@focusedonfuture3255]

50 years old and still fascinating. What a masterpiece of both film and word.

[@Madbandit77]

Almost 50 years old...

[@forzajuve4845]

I think it’s only an Italian American fascination..my buddy was born in Italy but knows nothing about the five families and has no interest in it

[@notaseal7864]

@@forzajuve4845 well yeah it's Litterally based off of new York crime families. It's pretty much more American then Italian

[@starsjosephfrost]

Didnt you already said this? Or posted

[@angelochiarillo9974]

@@forzajuve4845 I'm Italian and this is a masterpiece

[@TheCultureMafia]

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[@robertgibbs7513]

Yes I would like to see that I I would like to see you talk about Don fanucci background

[@WJSMAIDEN89]

Yes

[@diptorup21]

That would be dope

[@user-yo9xs8tl5o]

whats the name of that sicilan music in the backgound?

[@cameronjohnson9361]

So you actually consider that awful The Family Corleone as canonical?

[@Britton_Thompson]

Barzini never wanted anything to do with a "commission". He still carried the old Sicilian belief that ruling all NYC as the "Capo di Tutti Capi" was the only legitimate expression of Cosa Nostra. The Solozzo Affair was his final gambit to enact this. He waited until Vito Corleone grew old and complacent, and then he manipulated Virgil Solozzo and the Tattaglias into a war that would undo the peace just so he could label the Commission a failure, and return to the old ways. Thus, absorbing the remains and re-ordering everyone in it into his new Barzini empire as the Boss of Bosses once and for all. He gave himself away at the Commission meeting where peace was made between the Tattaglias and Corleones by placing himself at the head of the table during the opening remarks. That's a no-no in Cosa Nostra. Commission meetings are supposed to be held at roundtables to symbolize everyone having equal input. Being the head of the table was what the old timers from Sicily fought over. That one slip up confirmed to Vito that Barzini still hadn't put his ambitions to bed after all these years, despite his promises otherwise, and that he was still seeking total control of NYC's five families.

[@qbconnect]

Is this from the book?

[@MrTruefacts101]

The five families are now all weak doubt even exist anymore

[@HAWKsPOINTE-PRODUCTIONS]

@@MrTruefacts101 yup Rudy guiliani took down the mob with the commission case and wire taps. John gotti was the death of the mob. Everyone thinks he was the best and biggest boss in mafia history. In reality he was the worst thing that ever happened to the mob, as well as RICO.

[@MrTruefacts101]

@@HAWKsPOINTE-PRODUCTIONS ironic a Italian mayor take down the Italian Mob

[@anentity8960]

Put it that way, it's ironic that in the end there is a boss of the bosses -- his rival's own son.

[@helenkanakos7735]

Still the greatest film ever made. I never tire in watching The Godfather.

[@F28aj]

Goodfellas is better

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Encino Man is better

[@nbamaniac]

Overrated

[@thepistolguy859]

I always get tired watching it and I love studying about the mafia

[@nox6948]

@@F28aj overrated

[@rollie3383]

It's too bad Puzzo didn't have a family and a story connection based on the sixth family. The Rizzuto family of Montreal who had a stranglehold on the construction rackets. After all Hyman Roth and Vito Corleone ran molasses into Canada

[@kushsmoker24]

Hey Idk if u know but there is a tv series about them called bad blood

[@ryanmadison962]

@@kushsmoker24 bad blood isn't rlly accurate tbh it's just a drama with cheap action for the sake of ir

[@shermswarthau5366]

The trucks....owned by Michael's father.

[@yuhaochen4470]

The Rizzuto organization remained as a branch of the Bonnano family until the 2000s. not extactly a "sixth family"

[@F28aj]

The rizzutos where never an actual family they where a Bonanno crew. There have been others that have been called the 6th family that have more of a claim. The East Harlem Purple Gang most of all. Then Decavelcantes of jersey and a group of Albanian gangsters tried to challenge the Gambinos greek associates in Astoria but once the gambinos stepped in that ended quickly

[@coreymorris4852]

BEST MOVIE EVER...I WILL NEVER STOP WATCHING IT.....I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVER TIME I WATCH IT

[@JanusHoW]

Gotta give points to the Cuneos for maintaining an appearance of complete legitimacy.

[@connordevereaux759]

Used to play the godfather video game it's why I subscribed to your channel I've always liked the godfather movies etc... Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@ladyxera5231]

It's funny how they morally simplify the history of the mafia by splitting Charlie Luciano into both Barzini and Vito Corleone

[@ussuss3577]

Literally 😭🤣

[@nicky29031977]

I'd love to see a standalone film which contains four separate stories showing the rise of the other four families in New York ( just like the flashbacks showing Vito's rise in GF2) maybe titled "The Families".

[@theodoregeorgiou4565]

This film format while great is now outdated. The movies had a slow pace that let you see the background activities more clearly and the family feuds that took place. If anyone would try to make movies like these right now they would consider it a huge risk to finances to do something that out of the now norm. So the possibilities are pretty slim. 😅

[@nicky29031977]

@@theodoregeorgiou4565 Yes, you're right. The success of the GF films, great as they are, really only belongs to the 70's when the mafia genre in film was a novelty. GF3 showed that the genre was past it's sellby date.Maybe a book regarding the subject would be more successful.

[@theodoregeorgiou4565]

@@nicky29031977 yeah probably. If you want slow burn movies smaller studios can do a good job at it. And i have seen some though they are mostly horror movies rather than this huge network of family feuds hah

[@paraguaymike5159]

I agree, but modern Hollywood would do to the story what they did to Ghostbusters, Star Wars, and Scooby Doo. Turn it into woke dog doo. The mob bosses would be depicted as stupid, racist white men, who couldn't do anything without their wives, who are stunning and strong wamen who don't need no man. The families themselves would be chock full of representation, with mobsters from Asia, Africa, South America and India all having been made. Then there would be Cunio's non-binary Consigliere and Strachi's gender fluid Underboss. No, my friend. The days of Hollywood epics are long over. Just pray they don't remake this classic with Seth Rogan cast as Vito.

[@nicky29031977]

​ Modern Hollywood has moved on to other themes.

[@JamesRDavenport]

Years ago, there was a roleplaying game in the works where one would create a character in the early 1920's and see if they'd survive and grow to be a Don in the 1950's-60s. It was to be called "Vendetta."It was heavily inspired by The Godfather's Five Families. Anybody else remember it?

[@3660ahmed]

Can't even find a KZbin video about it!

[@JamesRDavenport]

@@3660ahmed Yeap. Out of curiosity, I did a search and all I came up with was some cartoony murder mystery board game and link to a choice script game, but the dropbox link was dead.

[@roshanbasu1714]

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[@frwystr]

yes! but i dont remember ever playing it or where i saw it at

[@JamesRDavenport]

@@frwystr Yeah. The devs said it was in development for years. Many of us formed clans to eventually turn into mob families in game when beta opened...never happened.

[@Niles-Guy]

Each of the 5 families should have their own movies . In this way you can understand the rise and personalities of each Don. Now that’s cinema

[@siddhant...]

That’s marvel universe

[@Aven-Sharma1991]

@@siddhant...: You don’t know wtf you’re talking about kid! Marvel is fairytale.

[@scoliosis9478]

@@Aven-Sharma1991 So is the godfather? lmao

[@McBreadbro]

Godfather is based on the real mafia of New York​, the five families are real@@scoliosis9478

[@stoneheart5475]

Emilio Barzini=Vito Genovese Philip Tattaglia=Tommy Lucchese Vito Corleone =Joseph Bonanno Victor Stracci=Carlo Gambino Carmine Cuneo=Joseph Colombo Anthony Molinari=James Lanza Guiseppe Zaluchi=Joseph Zerilli

[@noz1462]

I believe Barzini was actually based on Lucky Luciano

[@noz1462]

He betrayed his old don and brought the families kinda together

[@simonpierre8283]

Vito is Costello and luciano

[@thedude4672]

Cuneo = Lucchese Tattaglia = Columbo Barzini = Bonanno Corleone = Gambino Stracci = Genovese

[@robj2027]

*Colombo How did you come up with these comparisons?

[@zoffwolfgung2933]

Corleone = Genovese...Don Corleone = Lucky Luchiano ...

[@user-xe2uw1mv4d]

I DISAGGRE PAL. CORLEONE= GENOVESSE BARZINI= GAMBINO CUNEO=LUCCHESE STRACCI=BONANO TATAGLIA=COLUMBO!!!

[@eddiesoto2677]

How you came to these conclusion.s I mean I appreciate your answer. But . I wonder.. what ever the book is always better.

[@tchoupitoulos]

Though Frank Costello (Luciano/Genovese) was the primary inspiration for the Vito Corleone character.

[@sunnysleep7850]

They are animal's, let them sell their souls... Dark line..

[@uglukthemedicineman5933]

Based line.

[@illwitness]

Now everyone is losing their soul.

[@Thespeedrap]

@@illwitness Don't take drugs that's the key to survival.

[@jondstewart]

If Vito had accepted Solozzo’s initial offer, he would have still been screwed or killed off in the long run. I’m just wondering why they used Tattalgia as a front as the kingpin.

[@Mcdamn1026]

The Tattalgia family was used because Phillip was the weakest leader who could Be manipulated very easily with a promise of some cash and the illusion that he was gonna be more respected for what he was doing. They were simply gonna use him to take the heat from the corleone family because they knew the Don wouldn’t go down without a fight. After they got what they wanted Philip was probably gonna get whacked out because if they could manipulate him someone else could too down the road.

[@Mcdamn1026]

That’s my opinion

[@imreallyrotten]

I believe the Tattaglias disliked Don Corleone personally as well. Maybe it is a holdover from Mariposa or Tattaglia was just disliked period so no one liked him as the video implies.

[@Xehanort10]

Probably so all the Corleones focus would be on the Tattaglias and be too preoccupied with them to see that Barzini was behind the plan to destroy the Corleone family if Vito didn't accept the drug trade and give his political protection to it.

[@radicalross7700]

In Phillip Tattaglia, I see something of what Fredo might have been like as a Don. At best, he would survive only due to heavy dependence on others and easily manipulated. Of course, unlike Tattaglia, Fredo WAS a complete moron and wouldn't have lasted nearly as long.

[@matthewwoelfle5533]

The Straccis sound like a glorified crew.

[@MegaMkmiller]

And his brother ... whatever happened there.

[@nunyabeeswax303]

Don't sleep on NJ

[@joemckim1183]

The head of the family never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@mikeybthisguy6677]

@@MegaMkmiller WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE!

[@patrickfennell6372]

The Stucco Tile Crime Family. Who's under your new floor?

[@radicalross7700]

Since Vito founded the Commission in the Godfather universe, does that make him a stand-in for Lucky Luciano.

[@swervotrendy]

Probably yea

[@wraynephew6838]

yes .. The Coreleones are based on the Genovese crime family

[@wraynephew6838]

@vidaa82 I never said he was like Vito Genovese. But the Genovese crime family was the Luciano crime family before Vito took over. Vito Coreleone is more like Lucky Luciano

[@MrPeperoni79]

I would associate the commission rather to Bonanno than to Luciano.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@MrPeperoni79 That would be wildly incorrect. Bonnano was an extremely fortunate survivor of the Castellamarese War, as he was decidedly allied with Maranzano and supported the old-fashioned ways, which was exactly what the "Young Turks" like Luciano were trying eradicate. Dozens of mafiosi like him were killed for their affiliation to Maranzano, whereas he was *gifted* the lead of his own Commission-seated crime family at the tender age of 25. Bonnano's whole life was basically just a never-ending series of events he shouldn't have survived.

[@evamaggard]

I read the book when I was a teenager..When I found out about the movies I had to watch them more than once… Love The Godfather…I am now over 70 years old

[@paulneale988]

Loved the back stories. Keep up the great content

[@Silly81]

Can someone explain to me how killing the heads of the “five families” elevated The Corleones? Don’t the underboss of each family take their place? Killing the head don doesn’t necessarily mean the destruction of the entire family. I totally understand taking out Philip Tattaglia since the underboss Bruno Tattaglia was already executed, the family was weakened and the Corleones could basically absorb the entire organization. I also understand taking out Moe Greene to take over Vegas but the other hits puzzles me as far as strategy. If I missed something please excuse my ignorance.

[@winzeo7]

In the novel Michael let Rocco Lampone Pete Clemenza and Al Neri crews went after everyone in a short time frame and alot of leadership surrendered. In the game though non Canon you killed the leadership the same way

[@F28aj]

The capos vote in the new boss.

[@yammariano5343]

For me the reason why the heads of the other families is to weaken them. And the outcome will be, whoever replaces them will think twice of retaliation but instead surrender and ally themselves to the Corleone's

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

Because whomever would have the gall to take that persons place would simply end up the same- dead. Doing this to all and quickly was Michaels way of saying "Submit or I will keep killing. Putting in another loyal would mean a WAR.

[@AZANlA]

@@winzeo7 this was brushed over in the movie

[@DonRamiro1]

The Zaluchi Family is based on the Zerilli Family of Detroit Partnership. They, too, owned a stake in the Hazel Park race track. It's no mistake the family in the book has a last name that starts with a "Z."

[@imreallyrotten]

Good catch.

[@amirulnafis703]

Detroit Partnership

[@josephososkie3029]

Was the Purple gang prior to Zaluchi?

[@amirulnafis703]

@@josephososkie3029 Don Zaluchi are former member of Purple Gang, group of Italian-American and Jewish bootlegger.

[@xSKYKILLAx]

was just watching boardwalk empire, id def recommend that show for those of you that haven't seen it yet! its on hbo max

[@gabrielsandoval7331]

Boardwalk Empire is a gem. Admittedly I overlooked it when it first came out but the first time I saw it , a year or so ago, I was hooked. Probably my favorite. Love how it depicts that era of the mustache Pete’s and Arnold Rothstein to the formation of the Commission.

[@xSKYKILLAx]

@@gabrielsandoval7331 rothstein was probably my favorite character, the actor did a fantastic job. shame he died off screen.

[@TheCultureMafia]

Which is Your Favourite Family? 💭

[@TheCultureMafia]

(Not including the Corleone Family)

[@benjaminhamzic7928]

I would say that my favourite crime family is the Cuneos

[@imreallyrotten]

The Barzinis fascinate me but you make a good choice as well.

[@Frosty98206]

The Detroit Branch of LCN(Zaluchi),I Liked how Joe Z was Descriptive "I Wanna Control as a Business" While Maintaining a Sense of Morality & Strong Assertive-Firm Standpoint.

[@imreallyrotten]

@@Frosty98206 very true, that caught me as well.

[@Tommo77ful]

Detroit now needs someone like Zaluchi to sort that mess out. He'd be turning in his grave if he could see how bad things have gotten there.

[@quasar4601]

Detroit mob is weak as is even Chicago

[@stacysatterfield2154]

I loved the explanation of the 5 families and those at the Sit Down

[@Frosty98206]

*Slams Hand on Table* I Don't want in there Schools! & I Don't want it Sold to Children that's a Infamy!".

[@oohweeoohwee9222]

And what did he say right after that?

[@slimtimes.l.l.c4081]

THIS THING OF OURS.,... classic line rite there...........✌️

[@only5186]

Those "outdated ideals" would have kept thier thing going far far longer. I'd like to hear a full story about the "Milk Man"! Great post guys

[@F28aj]

No. A lot of their rackets are no longer viable. To remain as powerful they'd have to become tech savvy. Wiseguys barely finish high school. Their time passed. There are new criminals now.

[@lando8z23]

You should make a video going into a little more detail on the other families such as Falcone, Tramonti, Forlenza etc.

[@1986LuisK]

One of the best channels in youtube. Good job guys. Your content is amazing. The godfather needed a channel like this.

[@jfontanez1838]

The Corleone and Barzini Family’s are the two strongest families they are Based on the Gambino and Genovese Families the two most powerful in NY

[@dernaljones1125]

@ 4:38 that sound bite is hilarious 🤣

[@paulrusso4953]

Vito Corleone owned all the judges and politicians in New York. And controlled all the gambling. In real life that's Frank Costello!

[@markbarret6836]

Like so many nickles and dimes

[@imreallyrotten]

Another riveting video. Going to reread all the books now, even the non Canon stuff.

[@imreallyrotten]

@Me Me yeah, thinking of saving the Sicilian as it only remotely involves the Corleone family. Thanks for your reply btw.

[@taimurahmed1190]

Theres the godfather, the Sicilian and what else? I just know of the 2 books

[@imreallyrotten]

@@taimurahmed1190 well, Puzo wrote the Last Don but it is about another crime family. Puzo wrote the original the Godfather, the Sicilian which has some Corleone stuff but is mainly about a Sicilian bandit hero, then Mike W wrote two sequels the Godfathers return and revenge. Finally, E.Falco wrote the Last Godfather based on a Puzo script. Hope that helps.

[@toddbrown242]

@@imreallyrotten wait which is even supposed to be the third Godfather book? I've heard people call both The Last Don and Omerta the 3rd book in Puzo's Godfather trilogy but neither of them are about the family. They mention the Corleone family as the biggest family in America but they're both about the Claricuzzio Family from what I remember?

[@imreallyrotten]

The Last Don was about a completely different family. Both parts of that miniseries are on KZbin if interested. I believe l believe Puzo was working on Omerta when he died and though it was published, it is not known how much of it was written by Puzo. I do not believe it is connected story wise to the Godfather.

[@Jman417]

Thanks. Very entertaining.

[@couragetatendachirobe7080]

next video how did Sonny discover that Paulie sold out Vito

[@markbarret6836]

That strutz

[@QuantumRizzX]

Sonny was a hot head, probably would’ve whacked Paulie regardless because either way he didn’t do his job and sonnys father was hurt because of it

[@brandonmedina494]

Paulie called out sick one too many times and in the mafia u have to be shrewd and suspicious at all times. Even Tom questioned whether Neri or Rocco had turned traitor in GF2 after the assassination attempt on Michael's life. Heck Tessio turned traitor. No one is truly your friend in the mafia. You're alive so long as u r loyal, useful and a good earner. U break loyalty or become a threat/liability and you're gone. Jimmy was looking to murder Henry after he was caught dealing drugs in Goodfellas, despite being life long friends.

[@phatlewt2932]

there's a deleted scene that explains how they figured it out

[@albasit85]

In the books, the Corleone family had ties to the phone company that Paul was using that was link to Sollozzo's location. The associates of the company inform sonny about it

[@anarchistatheist1917]

The genovese family is the oldest of the mafia families in New York and one of the oldest mafia families in North America. I would think that the corleone family is based off of the genovese family.

[@MrDolarhyde88]

Marlon Brando himself said he based the way he talked from Vito Genovese

[@tomjones5650]

It is ur right. .

[@kempferguson1868]

I thought Marlon Brando based his character on Frank Costello

[@mohaimenulislam8782]

@@MrDolarhyde88 michel corleone was vito genovese, vito was frank costello

[@plasticweapon]

@@mohaimenulislam8782 michael was michael. and if he was modeled on someone, it wouldn't have genovese.

[@ParkerBG]

I just randomly checked your channel a few hours ago to make sure I hadn’t missed your latest upload. This is fortuitous

[@ParkerBG]

@@josecarranza7555 I did long ago haha but I was nervous that maybe I somehow missed it.

[@antoinemozart243]

The American mafia had the same organisation that of the Sicilian. These mafia's were completely put on the side by the horizontal montrous Camorra.

[@wotmate3719]

It‘s actually better for the american mafia to be organized that way, why should it be different? Camorra and Ndrangheta didn‘t become powerful only because they‘re horizontal, but because Italy went after the Cosa Nostra in the 80s

[@F28aj]

New York city is too big too populated and theres way too much industry for there to be 1 boss. There needs to be discussions on the rackets they get involved in as they are massive and involve unions. The Italian criminal justice system is a joke.

[@markdunwell3288]

BRILLIANT absolutely fascinating.

[@jovannycampas]

I like don zaluchi when he gave the little speech lol

[@jeffreyworthen7033]

Thank you for breaking down the other crime families other than the 5 in New York..... for years I always wanted to know who they were....👍

[@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053]

Let's not forget about that glorified crew down in Jersey

[@Sergiosilva-uq8es]

Thanks!

[@TheCultureMafia]

Thank You @Sergio silva 💯

[@chomski1985]

Good job great videos thanks

[@revcounselor]

These are great videos and would be made significantly better if they had a human narrator. This is one of the better computer generated voices but the lack of inflection and mispronounced words is distracting.

[@Omerta369]

It ruined the whole video

[@jessycruz2465]

Man would be amazing to see a gta or mafia game that centers around these five families.

[@alanrogers7090]

Have they ever, except for that one time on television, (before Part 3 came out), considered re-releasing the films as a complete story, but in chronological order?

[@MrOswift]

Ayy the earliest ive ever been, i already know it's going to be a one

[@Godfather9814]

Great video!

[@galenhof3371]

More on Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo

[@poindexterflex3528]

He's good with a knife, but hates violence.

[@galenhof3371]

@@poindexterflex3528 Prison record?....two terms...one in Sicily and one in the states.

[@richardmoores]

@@galenhof3371 he’s known as a top narcotics man.

[@mahmoudibnemir8704]

There's a lot of money in that white powder.

[@mg19cal]

"Sonny was hot for my deal, wasn't he?"

[@noz1462]

One thing that never made sense to me is that The Turk tried to make a deal with Sonny despite him attacking Vito…. Like why would anyone make a deal with their fathers killer ?!

[@djones4756]

What movie are the additional scenes in this video, ie. younger images of Barzini, etc?

[@scoliosis9478]

part 2?

[@jondstewart]

So isn’t killing the heads of the five families going to have the next in line come and get revenge on Mike or kill him? Im surprised they didn’t and the only person who did that was Hyman Roth for Moe Greene.

[@user-kt4cg2fn7l]

Although it's a classic scene in the film, it made a little more sense in the books when Michael only has Barzini and Tattaglia killed.

[@dlinfrost]

I don't think so; it would have been begrudgingly accepted as an overdue act of revenge for Sonny. Because Don Vito wouldn't. As Michael called it, "settling family business"

[@Filip-db2tn]

Well back then we didn’t know as much about mob as we do today, so Mario Puzo made one mistake thinking that “family” is actually a blood related and that only a son would be a successor to boss, so if a boss doesn’t have any alive or capable sons, the family would simple be absorbed by others, in this case Frank Five Angels or Clemenza or whoever it was

[@Filip-db2tn]

In RL underboss would just take over or capos would start a war between each other for that position, but even then it doesn’t mean they would avenge their former boss, they would most likely just be satisfied that they are now in charge

[@teebee7769]

Good idea for a video!

[@marthaaccettullo3174]

One of my absolutely favorite topics

[@ralphwilliams2396]

After watching your videos in come to the conclusion that all 3 need to be REALLY studied not just watched

[@eddieschwab864]

I'm thinking based on the book you may be confusing Stracchi and Cuneo... because in the book it says that Cuneo had interests in the trucking business as well as the construction business. Fairly sure that it was Stracci who was referred to as the milkman

[@homeboy144]

4:39 😂 thats what i signed up for

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

So I beleve you guys know that they only killed 4 bosses, not five? We have the Barzini,Corleone,Cuneo,Stracci, and Tattaglia, but they only killed Emilio Barzini, Carmine Cuneo, Anthony Stracci, and Philip Tattaglia, hense the Fout Families, the Corleones make it the 5.

[@joemckim1183]

When they killed the heads of the other 5 families did all of the families than become a part of the Corleone family or did they just find new heads of their families?

[@tomjones5650]

5 families remained. Albert Anastasia was the only Don deep sized by the commission. Carlo Gambino took over n killed Anastasia.

[@billhicks6449]

The biggest thing to consider when it comes to the commission is seniority can be telling. Usually the commission would get final say on who replaced them, but with only Chicago and Buffalo left to vote besides the Corleone's it would be very easy for Michael to maneuver who he wanted into those positions. Of course this could cause a Colombo/Gallo type war.

[@joemckim1183]

@@billhicks6449 With so many Dons getting whacked would their natural successors get to take over or would someone else in the families step over them that would be more agreeable to the Corleone's.

[@billhicks6449]

@@joemckim1183 who steps up is usually like emperors of old, he who has the support of the men. By that I mean the vast majority of support and it's likely as not to be a relative of the former boss. And to the commission it was a sign of weakness if you couldn't get the support of your men. They wouldn't confirm you knowing it will probably cause a war in your family. For instance while Michael could, in the eyes of everyone in the Corleone family, do as he wanted with the other five families with Pete and Sal; he never could have taken over if Clemenza or Tessio disapproved. Michael had never run a crew. Michael wasn't a street guy. In that case Michael would be seen as weak so they wouldn't confirm. So it's kind of a situational feeling out thing. Like the pope saying they get to crown the king because of gods will; as the King reminds the Pope that the church doesn't have standing army; while the people remind both they're the standing army.... God laughing at everyone.

[@drsoe08]

In the book, the Tattaglia and Barzini family were absorbed by the Corleones, Cuneo & Stracci surrendered peacefully.

[@alokpatra4210]

Thank you for the information...it always was confusing to me about head of families

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Puzo is just...so good.

[@donovanbradford8231]

Very cool I didn't know that not everyone at that table was apart of the five familes of New York

[@badad8537]

That was cool, probably gonna watch 'the Godfather' this weekend now.

[@cfinley81]

Tattalglia is the Walder Frey of the Five Families.

[@yaang9258]

godfather, i come before you to ask a humble request. can you please do a video on the 'Pacification of New York'? i have little to offer in return, but shall find a way to repay this debt. humbly Yaang

[@ahmednashaat6915]

Thank you. A very rich video in deed.

[@scottaznavourian3720]

People say that sonny was a bad don...even he admits to tom that the war with the other families is 'at a stalemate' Yet he's got 4 powerful lfamilies against him and due to thre mcccluskey killing he doesn't have the police or political protection his father once had. Yet the other 4 families cannot puit him down on their own...they need a traitor inside to get to him

[@Nighthawk-8050]

This is awesome thank you

[@narasingha25]

Watch while lock down in 2021

[@AlexMartinez-me2yc]

I always wondered why there were more than 5 Don's at the table.

[@tanjahorvatserbiaoldslavsh4685]

Many very interesting pieces of information.

[@helloall7232]

I've been thinking about playing The Godfather and True Crime streets of NYC

[@justinl.w9913]

2:38 what movie is the one on the right?

[@songspire]

i talked to Barzinni

[@sorrowfulrage1923]

Great video. Really interesting

[@ray.shoesmith]

Barzini is dead. So is Phillip Tattaglia, Moe Greene, Strachi, Cuneo. Today I settle all family business.

[@josephleardi6952]

This meeting was orchestrated by Don Vito Corleone to “make the peace” and stop the warring against his family, a move Michael says shows weakness and his father agrees with him, but it’s to maintain “the peace”. Michael then says, “You gave your word, I didn’t.” making it possible for him to exact revenge but only after his father passes.There was some kind of “honor” in waiting until his father passed, so he couldn’t be accused of breaking his word, that would truly have been “an infamnia”. Michael was very shrewd, cunning, and calculating in knowing if he didn’t exact revenge, there would be no one to protect him from any outside treachery or future attempts on his life, and when he found out it was Fredo that betrayed him, I think it genuinely broke his heart to think his own brother would turn against him because family was supposed to be stronger than steel. This goes to show the depths of greed and treachery some people will resort to to “stay on top.” , murder, lies, and betrayal, are all the price of doing, “this is the business we’ve chosen, I didn’t ask who gave the order, I didn’t like it, but I let it go because it had NOTHING TO DO WITH BUSINESS!!!“

[@brandonmedina494]

Family and money....oil and water

[@drazen1972cro]

Dude, why don't you set the music volume lower? It's very distracting. I tried to watch several of your videos, and I can't because the background music is so loud that it distracts from listening to what you are saying. I just don't understand how you don't notice it when you make your videos.

[@mistermann7779]

"... because the Molinari family guaranteed his safety!" Sorry, sometimes I just indescriminatly feel the urge to quote a line or two from The Godfather 😏

[@incizor1273]

What is the name of the background music that plays in these videos, please? It’s really soothing.

[@AirHarp]

I have a question about a deleted scene. In the first Godfather movie Vito says to get his sons together so they can visit the former Conciliary in the hospital in his death bed. The sons that go with him are Vito's three biological sons and his actual godson. But no Tom Haygan. Why is that? Tom is the new Conciliary and one would think he was also close to the former. I think this sets up how Micheal sees Tom and how he was able to coldly tell Tom he was "out". Even though Tom was adopted by the family he still wasn't fully considered a part of the family. He just wasn't all the way in that inner circle. In the scene (this was actually in the movie) Tom makes the statement "I was as much as a son to him as you were" to Sonny doesn't verbally reply he just kind of shrugs and before he can reply they are interrupted. Without that deleted scene the shrug could be interpreted was "yeah yer right" but WITH that deleted scene it could be taken as "ehhh...not exactly...". So why wasn't Tom included in the hospital visit?

[@Bettyfan92614]

He had to fly to LA to see Woltz.

[@AirHarp]

@@Bettyfan92614 oh yeah! That's right! Thanks

[@josemendoza8776]

Can you make a video of the families present at the meeting of Godfather 3 where the helicopter 🚁 comes a few mins after?

[@DerekFullerWhoIsGovt]

I see we didn't hear the rest of Joe Z's statement about respectability🦋🐝

[@dmmchugh3714]

Tattaglia was a pimp. He never could have outfought Santino.

[@markbarret6836]

Sonny has that temper and impulsivity.

[@brandonmedina494]

It was his greatest asset and downfall. Some say Antonio Andolini and Paulo had this same vice and paid for it with their lives as Sonny would decades later.

[@qbconnect]

Fat Tony #1,2,3,4,&5

[@carycoller3140]

You left out The Coller crime family. We were low key. We ran the newspaper delivery organization. It was profitable but the other families never took us serious.

[@escherpainting8622]

3:09. What is this taken from?? You keep using this clip but what is it from

[@928gto]

🤗10-4, me 52..watch back and forth...catches da' fever like a vacuum

[@jenniferhammer2139]

Great video.....The music in the background is WAY to loud.

[@blackmamba5034]

What about the racist thing that Don Joe Zaluchi said about "darkies" in his commentary. I don't think that Vito Corleone liked what he said.

[@gmoney537]

Yea I saw that. Same with sonny and his racist words at the dinner table

[@phatlewt2932]

that's hardly surprising considering they're mobsters from the 40s

[@ericthomas917]

Monsters back then were all racist even Vito

[@Oldschool-hb8rk]

The only reason I watched this is cause its personal not Business.

[@gregoryvita6932]

Good Sonny Franzese video

[@portugal5698]

I still think that if Vito had a private meeting with Cunneo, Stracci, and even Tattaglia, he would have opened their eyes to Barzini’s game and would have all agreed to have him whacked.

[@fernandosaucedo4720]

On the Scarface it was a Montana then a look alike is Michael corleon

[@thaddeussykes757]

Thank you this one was the best one yet answer a lot of question👌🏾

[@crisco_btw]

What movie is that, that you keep showing about young Barzini)