《教父1901–1959：完整史诗》是1977年电视迷你剧《马里奥·普佐的教父：电视小说全集》的精简版，时长386分钟，于1981年以视频形式发布。与迷你剧分为四个片段（每个片段都有开头和结尾字幕）不同，史诗是作为一个片段呈现的。2016年1月，HBO以未经剪辑和审查的格式播出了《史诗》，随后在其流媒体平台上播出。HBO的节目包含了大多数已知的删除场景，从而将Epic的视频发布时间延长到423分钟。

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television," released to video in 1981. Unlike the miniseries, which was presented in four segments (each with opening and closing credits), the Epic is presented as a single segment. In January 2016, HBO aired the Epic in its uncut and uncensored format, later making it available on its streaming platforms. The HBO showing contained most of the known deleted scenes, thereby lengthening the runtime of the Epic from its video release to 423 minutes.

Présentés exclusivement pour le public vidéo amateur, les deux films ont été assemblés et racontent chronologiquement toute la saga des Corleone. Il contient toutes les images des productions théâtrales originales, y compris des scènes supprimées et/ou étendues jamais vues à la télévision. Captivant dans son envergure de cinquante-huit ans.

Quando Corleone, um respeitado chefe da máfia nova-iorquina,