Vito Corleone's The Godfather Timeline Explained (In Chronological Order)
Summary Vito Corleone was already a rich and powerful crime lord when audiences first met him inThe Godfather, but the prequel segments ofThe Godfather Part IIfilled in his complex (and tragic) backstory. After first appearing in Mario Puzo’s 1969 novelThe Godfather, Vito was introduced to movie audiences in Francis Ford Coppola’s film adaptation in 1972. The Vito played by Marlon Brando in the firstGodfathermovie is already established as one of America’s most notorious mafia kingpins....