Carmine Falcone facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Carmine Falcone |
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Carmine "The Roman" Falcone as seen in Batman Eternal #2.
Art by Jason Fabok. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Batman #405 (1987) |
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| Full name | Carmine Falcone |
| Species | Human |
| Place of origin | Gotham City |
| Team affiliations | Falcone Crime Family |
| Notable aliases | The Roman, Don Falcone |
| Abilities | Criminal mastermind Expert marksman |
Carmine Falcone is a fictional character in DC Comics, portrayed as a powerful mob boss, an enemy of Batman, and a friend of the Wayne family. He has also been depicted in some versions as the illegitimate father of Catwoman.
In live-action, the character has been portrayed in film by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins (2005) and John Turturro in The Batman (2022), and by John Doman in the television series Gotham (2014).
Background
Carmine Falcone made his debut in the four-part story Batman: Year One written by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli in 1987. In the comics, Falcone is a powerful Mafia chieftain nicknamed "The Roman", where his stranglehold over Gotham City's organized crime is referenced as "The Roman Empire" at least once. In Batman: Year One, his penthouse is designed in a Roman architectural style.
The character is based on Marlon Brando's portrayal of Don Vito Corleone from the 1972 film The Godfather. Jeph Loeb, writer of Batman: The Long Halloween, stated in an interview that he paralleled the Falcone family to that of the Corleone family: Falcone's power and wisdom akin to Vito Corleone, his son Alberto's personality and appearance that of Fredo Corleone, and his daughter Sofia's temper matching that of Sonny Corleone. Lastly, his elder son Mario's deportation to Sicily, physical appearance and desire to legitimize the Falcone family are all traits shared with Michael Corleone.
Images for kids
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John Doman as Carmine Falcone in Gotham.
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Tom Wilkinson as Falcone in the 2005 film Batman Begins.
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John Turturro as Falcone in the 2022 film The Batman.
See also
In Spanish: Carmine Falcone para niños
