Few genres delve deeper into the mythos of the American dream like the mafia drama, and no Italian-American mafia tale is more iconic than "The Godfather" saga.

Adapted from Mario Puzo's bestselling novel by the same name and premiering in 1972, the first "Godfather" film was the highest-grossing film of all time until supplanted by "Jaws" in 1976. Ultimately becoming a three-film series, the saga focuses on the Corleone crime family's rise to power after its patriarch flees mafia violence in Sicily as a child.