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Corleone , ( Sicilian: Cunigghiuni or Curliuni) is a small town and comune of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the Province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy.

Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone, including Tommy Gagliano, Jack Dragna, Giuseppe Morello, Michele Navarra, Luciano Leggio, Leoluca Bagarella, Salvatore Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. It is also the birthplace of several fictional characters in The Godfather, including the eponymous Vito (Andolini) Corleone.

The local mafia clan, the Corleonesi, led the Mafia in the 1980s and 1990s, and were the most violent and ruthless Mafia clan ever to take control of the organization.

Corleone municipality has an area of with a population density of 49 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located in an inland area of the mountain, in the valley between the "Rocca ri Maschi", the "Castello Soprano" and the "Castello Sottano". Corleone is located at above sea level.

Many interesting things from the point of view of nature are the "Gorges of the dragon" in the vicinity of the Ficuzza forest and the "Due rocche" waterfalls.

Corleone (film)

'Corleone ' is a 1978 Italian crime film also known as Father of the Godfather. It stars Claudia Cardinale, Giuliano Gemma and Tony Kendall and is set in Sicily in the 1950s. Gemma was awarded 1979 Best Actor at the Montréal World Film Festival for his role.

Corleone (disambiguation)

Corleone may refer to:

  • Corleone, a Sicilian town
  • Corleone family, a fictional family from Sicily settled in New York City. The family was created by Mario Puzo and appears in his 1969 novel The Godfather
  • Corleone (album), 2014 album by French rapper Lacrim
    • "Corleone", 2014 single and title track from album Corleone by French rapper Lacrim
  • Corleone (film), 1978 Italian film
  • Il Capo dei Capi, 2007 Italian tv series, released in Great Britain as "Corleone"
Corleone (album)

Corleone is the first studio album of Lacrim, French rapper of Algerian origin.