the Corleones
The Corleones are the fictional Italian-American crime family at the center of Mario Puzo's novel *The Godfather* and its film adaptations.
The name has become shorthand for any powerful, ruthless, and tightly loyal family unit—especially one operating outside the law: Those brothers run their construction business like the Corleones.
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- Cosa NostraSicilian criminal organization
- Five FamiliesMajor mob organizations
- crime familyCriminal organization by kinship
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
old country · family · family business · vendetta · loyalty · omerta · Michael · respect · olive oil · wedding · favor · betrayal · kiss of death · Fredo · Sonny · consigliere · revenge · going to the mattresses
moral alignment in organized crime narratives
the Corleonesfederal prosecutors
Government lawyers pursuing criminal cases