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In 1940s America, Don Vito Corleone (played by Marlon Brando) is the head of the Corleone crime family, leading the clan in illegal activities while also serving as a protector for the weak and poor, earning their admiration. The family's refusal to engage in a drug deal with the drug lord Sollozzo escalates tensions with other New York crime families. On Christmas Eve, Sollozzo kidnaps the Don's consigliere, Tom, and sends an assassin after the Don; a traitor within the family betrays the Don, leading to the murder of his eldest son, Sonny. The younger son, Michael (played by Al Pacino), is also drawn into the conflict, losing his beloved wife. The rivalry between the crime families becomes increasingly intense. How will the aging Don handle the pain of losing his son and manage the situation? How will the bloodshed among the crime families come to an end? Who is the traitor within the family? And who will emerge as the next Don? In this landmark gangster epic, the brutal violence and tender emotions play out in real life.