The Godfather 1972 Dama Directed by Francis Ford The movie is about organ the in New York, and it tells about 1945 fictional Corleone family from of the 1955. Vito Corleone, the head family, took over the into a powerful and has built it organization. Decades later, he's passin the control his empire to his son Michael is a war hero who doesn't want to get involved in anything However, a number of events happen and Michael ends up following in his father's footsteps.