Addition to The Godfather

I was so much fascinated by the character of Vito Corleone in The Godfather, that I searched the web for more information. The findings were worth the search.

This character was based on a real life don Frank Costello, who like Corleone, moved up the ladder in crime. Frank was a considerate don, who never took any rash or uncalculated decision. He had a lot of political connection, and just like Corleone shunned drugs. There was an attempt on his life due to this decision. He withdrew from most of the business after the murder attempt, but later got the better of his attackers when he got them framed in a drug case and sent them to jail.

Like Corleone, he too died due to a massive heart attack, but Frank suffered it after he had been deported to Sicily.

Another character from The Godfather, which was inspired from real life, is the dreaded Luca Brazi. His character was inspired from one of America’s most feared and dreaded hit man of his time – Albert Anastasia.

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