Barzini's master plan In 1945, Barzini saw a new chance to achieve to supplant the Corleone family and gain dominance in New York, plotting with Virgil Sollozzo and Philip Tattaglia, the latter of whom he used as an unwitting scapegoat.

What did Barzini want?

In the novel. Barzini heads one of New York's Five Families, and is the second most powerful Mafia don in the country after Vito Corleone. His criminal interests are in narcotics, gambling, and prostitution, and he is looking to expand his empire to Las Vegas to take advantage of the Mafia's lucrative casino rackets.

Why did Vito know it was Barzini?

Vito knew because Barzini was the only one talking about entering into the drug trade, which was why the problem existed between Vito and Barzini and Sollozzo in the first place, and the reason all the friction between the Corleone's and other families started.

Why was Barzini at Connie's wedding?

Barzini was respected enough by Don Corleone to be invited to the wedding of his daughter Connie even though Vito knew Barzini attempted to assassinate him. Barzini had an interest in expanding into drug trafficking introducing Sollozzo to Bruno Tattaglia.

Why did Connie poison the cannoli?

She then stands at Michael's side when he retires and names Vincent his successor. She attends the opera, along with the entire Corleone family. Upon discovering that her godfather Don Altobello is the mastermind of the plot against their family, she kills him by giving him a gift of poisoned cannoli.

How did Vito Corleone know it was Barzini all along?

Why did Tessio betray Michael?

Although he respects Michael Corleone, Tessio does not trust him to protect the Corleone Family's interests after Don Vito's death. In order to lay the foundation for his own crime Family, Tessio arranges a peace summit between Michael and Don Barzini, knowing that the latter will murder Michael there.

Did Barzini have Sonny killed?

Enraged, Sonny speeds towards Connie's apartment in Hell's Kitchen ahead of his bodyguards. At the Long Beach Causeway toll plaza, Barzini's men trap Sonny and shoot him to death. During a meeting with the other crime family dons to establish peace, Vito realizes that Barzini masterminded Sonny's murder.

Who betrays Sonny to Barzini?

Humiliated, Rizzi seeks revenge by secretly making a deal with the Corleones' chief rival, Emilio Barzini, to murder Sonny. Rizzi sets the plan in motion by having his mistress call his house, provoking a pregnant Connie into an argument in which he whips her with his belt.

Who killed Barzini?

Vito got revenge on Barzini by loving his (Vito's) beautiful wife, Carmela, who gave him their son, Michael, whose personal bodyguard, Al Neri, shot and killed Barzini as he (Barzini) was exiting the government building he thought he owned.

Who killed Tattaglia's son?

and Vito's oldest son and heir apparent Sonny ordered Salvatore Tessio to kill Bruno. According to Tessio, the hit took place at 4:00 in the morning at Bruno's own nightclub.

Why did Barzini order the hit on Sonny?

In the late summer of 1948, Sonny Corleone was lured into a trap and was killed at the Jones Beach Causeway by Barzini family hitmen in order to avenge Carlo. The hit was engineered by Emilio Barzini after Carlo, angered at the loss of his income and at the fact that Sonny had beaten him, helped set it up.

Who is the traitor in The Godfather Clemenza?

While Tom Hagen initially suspected Clemenza of being the one who would betray Michael to Don Emilio Barzini's alliance, Michael reasoned that the more cunning Tessio was the culprit. Clemenza's strongest attribute to the Corleones was his stubborn loyalty, not his intelligence.

Who kills Clemenza?

Most noteworthy, the novel depicts Clemenza's fatal heart attack (mentioned in The Godfather Part II), and the many conspiracy theories that he had actually been murdered by the Rosato Brothers, former Corleone soldiers who had formed their own gang after a dispute over the future of the family.

What became of Clemenza in The Godfather?

Peter Clemenza was scheduled to return in The Godfather Part II, but due to a disagreement between Richard Castellano and Paramount, his character was killed off and was replaced by Frank Pentangeli.

Why was Tattaglia killed?

In the novel, Tattaglia is standing over a bed with a young girl lying on it (implying him to be a pedophile) when Rocco Lampone shoots and kills him.

Why did Sonny want Paulie killed?

Having Paulie brought to the Corleone compound Sonny Corleone deduced that Gatto had sold out his father. Sonny ordered Clemenza to have Gatto killed as soon as possible, saying he did not want to see Gatto again.

Was Paulie a traitor godfather?

2 Paulie Gatto Betrays Michael By Not Doing His Job

Without Paulie, Fredo is forced to chauffer his father. With only the inexperienced Fredo protecting Vito, Sallozzo takes the opportunity to try and kill Vito.

How did Michael know it was Fredo?

While in Havana, Michael learned that Fredo betrayed him when Fredo accidentally let it slip that he and Johnny Ola had been to a sex show in Havana. He confronted Fredo at a New Year's party in Havana, telling Fredo that he knew he was the traitor and giving him the "kiss of death".

Did Michael regret killing Fredo?

He is also mentioned many times throughout the film; the dialogue makes it clear that Michael is tormented with guilt over ordering his brother's death, and that it has alienated him from his ex-wife, Kay (Diane Keaton), and his son, Anthony (Franc D'Ambrosio), both of whom know the truth about Fredo's death.

Who whacked Sonny?

Sonny being shot by Barzini hitmen.

Who killed Moe Greene in The Godfather?

In the novel, Greene is murdered shortly afterward by Al Neri. At the end of the film, Michael has Greene killed as part of his slaughter of the Corleone family's enemies. Neri surprises Greene while he is getting a massage and shoots him through the eye.

What happened to Clemenza?

Coppola refused and Clemenza suffered an offscreen death. While Bruno Kirby played a younger version of the character in the flashback half of the sequel, the Clemenza character was replaced with a new capo, Frank Pentangeli (played by Michael V. Gazzo, who earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for the role).

Why did Carlo betray Sonny?

In a fit of pique, Carlo sought revenge by making a deal with the Corleones' rival Emilio Barzini to kill Sonny, which would break the stalemate of the Five Families War and possibly allow the other crime families to negotiate a deal to sell narcotics in Corleone territory.

Why did Tom think it would be Clemenza?

Clemenza wasn't supposed to be intelligent like Tessio and so Tom guessed he wouldn't have thought things through and realized that Vito would have taught Michael how to spot traitors. He thought that such a betrayal would more likely have been made by Clemenza than Tessio.