By Marla Eggar

The Godfather for years has been regarded as one of the greatest representations of organized crime. It’s been certified as socially, historically and theatrically compelling. Currently, (to the best of my knowledge) it’s ranked the second-greatest film in American cinema. Mario Puzo’s novel about the Corleone Family gives us a glimpse into a powerful dynasty spanning from 1945 to 1955 under the patriarch Vito Corleone and in later years Michael Corleone. As you may already know, Puzo used real life characters like Frank Costello, who was the inspiration behind family patriarch Vito Corleone and Willi Moretti who inspired the Luca Brasi character. However, despite the real life characters and storyline how accurate would you say the movie is to the real life mob? Listed below are theories (I’ve heard about over the years) that insinuated The Godfather was more myth than reality.