A branch of the Sicilian Mafia whom Don Corleone calls to broker the peace meeting between the Five Families. After fleeing a mob war in Sicily, the Bocchicchio Family establishes a successful garbage hauling firm in New York’s’ Hudson Valley. The Bocchicchio Family is notorious for the importance they place on family loyalty. To diversify their operations, they establish a profitable business serving as negotiators and hostages who help resolve disputes between other Mafia families. They supply a hostage as a surrogate for Michael Corleone during the Corleone Family’s negotiations with Sollozzo and the Tattaglias.
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The Bocchicchio Family Character Timeline in The Godfather
The timeline below shows where the character The Bocchicchio Family appears in The Godfather. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 20
...a trap. The Don proves his good intensions, however, by enlisting the services of the Bocchicchio Family.
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The Bocchicchio Family has roots in southern Sicily, where it was among the most fearsome of all...
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In New York, the Bocchicchio Family established a successful garbage-hauling firm, but in order to amass the wealth that could...
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Now, having arranged for the Bocchicchios “to supply hostages for all the Families to come to the peace meeting,” Don Corleone...
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When Don Corleone and Tom Hagen arrive home, Clemenza dismisses the Bocchicchio hostage that acted as surrogate for the Don. The men discuss the newly made peace...
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Chapter 21
...is able to return to New York. The scheme to bring him back involves a Bocchicchio Family member named Felix, who bucked the Family business to become a lawyer. However, when...
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