I 1958 fejrer mafialederen Michael Corleone sin søns konfirmation med stor festivitas. Udadtil fremviser Corleone-familien en facade uden revner, men facaden dækker i virkeligheden over korruption, vold og mord.
- Genre: Drama, Kriminalitet
- Studio: Paramount Pictures, The Coppola Company, American Zoetrope
- Nøgleord: italian american, cuba, italy, gangster, praise, symbolism, revenge, organized crime, mafia, lawyer, suburb, corrupt politician, aggressive, malicious, amused, inflammatory, informative
- Cast: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale, Talia Shire