who was the godfather based of off in the movie?

Answer 1

Mario Puzo modeled the character of Don Vito Corleone in Godfather, The (1972) on New York mob bosses Frank Costello (January 21, 1891 - February 18, 1973), who was nicknamed the "Prime Minister of the Mob" for his deft handling of la cosa nostra, and Vito Genovese (November 27, 1897 - February 14, 1969), a brutal man who almost achieved his dream of making himself "capo di tutti capi" ("Boss of Bosses"). Much of the action of his mafia book is informed by actual events that occurred in the lives of Costello, Genovese and his accomplices.