Joe Lucadello

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Joseph P. Lucadello (also known as Ike Rosen) is a character in The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge, novels that continue the story of the Corleone family. Both are written by Mark Winegardner and based on the original novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

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Lucadello, an informant to the Corleone family, is a CIA agent who originally enlists in the Marines in 1941. He afterwards meets fellow enlistee Michael Corleone, with whom he develops an spontaneous rapport. After WWII ends in 1945, Lucadello leaves the Marines and becomes a government agent for the CIA.

It was around this time that he was informing the Corleone family of the C.I.A doings and what it planned to do. Lucadello olny met with Michael Corleone several times, although they were not specificlly for business. He was also the main assistant of the director, Albert Soffet.

Lucadello and Corleone meet for business several times throughout the years in the book. In 1959, Lucadello was assigned to take out Fidel Castro, president of Cuba. In 1961, after a Castro body double was killed, he was assigned to eliminate the assassin, Carmine Marino.

Lucadello also informs Nick Geraci, an enemy of Michael Corleone, that Corleone is planning to assassinate him. Corleone never discovers who betrayed him, and despite the fierce attempt to locate Geraci, he never finds him. Eventually, Lucadello is found dead with an icepick penetrating his eye.

Films

• The Godfather • The Godfather Part II • The Godfather Part III • The Godfather Saga •

Novels

• The Godfather (novel) • The Sicilian • The Godfather Returns • The Godfather's Revenge •

Corleone family

• Vito Corleone • Carmella Corleone • Tom Hagen • Sonny Corleone • Fredo Corleone • Michael Corleone • Connie Corleone-Rizzi • Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone • Kay Adams • Anthony Corleone • Mary Corleone • Vinnie Mancini-Corleone •

Other families

• Emilio Barzini • Ottilio Cuneo • Anthony Stracci • Bruno Tattaglia • Philip Tattaglia • Carlo Tramonti • Vincent Forlenza • Louie Russo • Joe Zaluchi • Frankie Falcone • Tony Molinari • Sam Drago • Paulie Fortunato • Ozzie Altobello • Rico Tattaglia

Other characters

• Luca Brasi • Don Ciccio • Pete Clemenza • Don Fanucci • Johnny Fontane • Senator Pat Geary • Archbishop Gilday • Moe Greene • Frederick Keinszig • Cardinal Lamberto • Rocco Lampone • Lucy Mancini • Al Neri • Johnny Ola • Frank Pentangeli • Hyman Roth • Carlo Rizzi • Virgil Sollozzo • Sal Tessio • Don Tommasino • Jack Woltz • Joey Zasa • Willie Cicci • Paulie Gatto • Nick Geraci • Eddie Paradise • Tommy Neri • James Shea • Ritchie Nobilio • Joe Lucadello • Momo Barone • Sal Narducci • Carmine Marino • Danny Shea • Billy Van Arsdale • Mickey Shea

Related

• Mario Puzo • Francis Ford Coppola • Albert Ruddy • Nino Rota • Crime film • Organized crime • Mafia • La Cosa Nostra • Five Families • Sicily • Corleone • The Godfather (soundtrack) • The Godfather Part II (soundtrack) • The Godfather Part III (soundtrack) • The Godfather: The Game • Mark Winegardner
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