1945年夏天，美国本部 黑手党柯里昂家族首领，教父 维托·柯里昂（ 马龙·白兰度饰）为小女儿康妮（ 塔莉娅·夏尔饰）举行了盛大的婚礼。维托·柯里昂有三个儿子，好色的长子桑尼（ 詹姆斯·卡恩饰），懦弱的次子弗雷德（ 约翰·凯泽尔饰）和从 二战战场回来的小儿子迈克（ 阿尔·帕西诺饰）。其中桑尼是教父的得力助手；而迈克虽然精明能干，却对家族的事业没什么兴趣。维托·柯里昂是黑手党首领，常干违法的勾当。但同时他也是许多弱小平民的保护神，深得人们爱戴。他还有一个准则，就是决不贩毒害人。为此他拒绝了毒枭索拉索（ 艾尔·勒提埃里饰）的要求，并因此激化了与 纽约其它几个黑手党家族的矛盾。圣诞前夕，索拉索劫持了教父的教子汤姆（ 罗伯特·杜瓦尔饰），并派人暗杀教父。教父中枪入院。索拉索要汤姆设法使桑尼同意毒品买卖，重新谈判。桑尼有勇无谋，他发誓报仇，却无计可施。迈克去医院探望父亲，他发现保镖已被收买，而警方亦和索拉索串通一气。各家族间的火拼一触即发。迈克制定了一个计策诱使索拉索和警长前来谈判。在一家小餐馆内，迈克用事先藏在厕所内的手枪击毙了索拉索和警长。迈克逃到了 西西里，在那里他娶了美丽的阿波萝妮亚（ Simonetta Stefanelli 饰）为妻，过着田园诗般的生活。而此时，纽约各个黑手党家族间的仇杀却越来越激烈。桑尼也被康妮的丈夫卡洛（ 吉亚尼·卢索饰）出卖，被人打得千疮百孔。教父伤愈复出，安排各家族间的和解。听到噩耗的迈克也受到了袭击。被收买的保镖法布里奇奥（ Angelo Infanti 饰）在迈克的车上装了炸弹。迈克虽幸免于难，却痛失爱妻。迈克于1951年回到了纽约，并和前女友凯（ 黛安·基顿饰）结了婚。日益衰老的教父将家族首领的位置传给了迈克。在教父病故之后，迈克开始了酝酿已久的复仇。他派人刺杀了另两个敌对家族的首领，并杀死了谋害他前妻的法布里奇奥。同时他也命人杀死了卡洛，为桑尼报了仇。仇敌尽数剪除。康妮因为丈夫被杀而冲进了家门，疯狂地撕打迈克。迈克冷峻地命人把康妮送进了疯人院。他已经成了新一代的“教父”——唐·科莱昂。

20世纪40年代的美国，“教父”维托·柯里昂（马龙·白兰度 饰）身为黑手党柯里昂家族首领，虽带领家族进行非法活动，但也是众多弱小平民的保护神，深受人们敬重。因拒绝毒枭索洛索的毒品交易提议，柯里昂家族与纽约其他几个黑手党家族矛盾加剧。圣诞前夕，索洛索绑架了“教父”的参谋汤姆，还派人暗杀“教父”；由于内奸出卖，“教父”的大儿子逊尼惨遭仇家杀害；小儿子麦克（阿尔·帕西诺 饰）也受牵连，痛失爱妻。黑手党家族间的矛盾愈发激烈。 年迈的“教父”在丧子之痛下如何掌控大局？黑手党之间的仇杀怎样终结？谁是家族内奸？谁又会成为新一代“教父”？血雨腥风与温情脉脉，在这部具有里程碑意义的黑帮史诗巨片中真实呈现。

秦云上是秦氏家族的长子，其父却喜欢弟弟，为了让弟弟顺利继承秦朝集团，很早就将秦云上放逐去工地搬砖，也因此使得和秦云上早有婚约的未婚妻在他身上看不见希望，要和他解除婚约，没想到的是，秦云上却是当世最伟大的天才，造神殿之主，只因太过优秀，喜欢平凡，才隐藏了自己，当父亲宣布弟弟为秦朝集团继承人，未婚妻也打算在婚礼上另嫁他人的时候，他亮出了自己轰动世界的教父身份……

秦云上是秦氏家族的长子，其父却喜欢弟弟，为了让弟弟顺利继承秦朝集团，很早就将秦云上放逐去工地搬砖，也因此使得和秦云上早有婚约的未婚妻在他身上看不见希望，要和他解除婚约，没想到的是，秦云上却是当世最伟大的天才，造神殿之主，只因太过优秀，喜欢平凡，才隐藏了自己，当父亲宣布弟弟为秦朝集团继承人，未婚妻也打算在婚礼上另嫁他人的时候，他亮出了自己轰动世界的教父身份……

THE GODFATHER LEGACY goes deep inside Francis Ford Coppola's epic saga about the Corleone crime family and reveals how the Academy Award-winning film and its sequels became one of the most acclaimed franchises in Hollywood history. Featuring iconic scenes from all three films, never before seen home movies and insightful interviews with filmmakers (Francis Ford Coppola, All Ruddy and Peter Bart), actors (Al Pacino, James Caan, Talia Shire, Joe Mantegna, et al.), law enforcement officials and even former Mafia members. This feature length documentary illustrates why The Godfather trilogy continues to entertain and fascinate audiences and how it continues to impact the way society views everything from capitalism to crime. 　　--- Written by Prometheus Entertainment

THE GODFATHER LEGACY goes deep inside Francis Ford Coppola's epic saga about the Corleone crime family and reveals how the Academy Award-winning film and its sequels became one of the most acclaimed franchises in Hollywood history. Featuring iconic scenes from all three films, never before seen home movies and insightful interviews with filmmakers (Francis Ford Coppola, All Ruddy and Peter Bart), actors (Al Pacino, James Caan, Talia Shire, Joe Mantegna, et al.), law enforcement officials and even former Mafia members. This feature length documentary illustrates why The Godfather trilogy continues to entertain and fascinate audiences and how it continues to impact the way society views everything from capitalism to crime. 　　--- Written by Prometheus Entertainment

Frantisek is an underachiever at school. However, he is a talented young man with a great sense for business, who is not afraid to take part in criminal activities. At least, he knows exactly how to benefit from the already collapsing system of the Soviet Union. He takes every opportunity to make a profit. Frantisek has no problem with stealing expensive gravestones from cemeteries and selling them as construction material or importing digital watches while exporting stolen antiquities. The same-age incorrupt investigator Cajthami is willing to stop the crook, but has to face the fact, that his enemy already made friends within the police and communist party. A cat-and-mouse game starts, which lasts even after the fall of the Iron Curtain, and Frantisek makes for the future – a future full of money,

Frantisek is an underachiever at school. However, he is a talented young man with a great sense for business, who is not afraid to take part in criminal activities. At least, he knows exactly how to benefit from the already collapsing system of the Soviet Union. He takes every opportunity to make a profit. Frantisek has no problem with stealing expensive gravestones from cemeteries and selling them as construction material or importing digital watches while exporting stolen antiquities. The same-age incorrupt investigator Cajthami is willing to stop the crook, but has to face the fact, that his enemy already made friends within the police and communist party. A cat-and-mouse game starts, which lasts even after the fall of the Iron Curtain, and Frantisek makes for the future – a future full of money,

影片主要讲述第二代教父麦克·柯里昂（阿尔·帕西诺 饰）的奋斗历程，同时回忆了第一代教父维多·柯里昂（罗伯特·德尼罗 饰）创业的艰辛，反映了不同历史时期，两代教父的事业、家庭生活。 麦克为儿子托尼举行圣餐仪式和庆祝活动的当夜，麦克在家中遭到袭击，凶手被人灭口，面临接管家族事业以来的重重危机，麦克回忆起了父亲维多·柯里昂年轻时在美国的创业历程。 麦克一边调查袭击的真相，一边继续开展赌博、酒店等生意，和另一个黑帮人物海门罗斯斗智斗勇，不断扩大势力。 终于，麦克的不法行为引起了政府的关注，麦克受到一系列的指控；同时，麦克的家庭也遇到了危机，夫妻感情濒临破裂；而最让麦克痛心的，却是家族中，亲人的背叛。和第一代教父其乐融融的家庭生活比起来，麦克无疑很失败。 麦克怎么样面对事业、家庭的双重危机？为什么两代教父会有截然不同的家庭生活？让我们自己在影片中寻找答案。