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The Godfather, 1972
English, Italian, Latin
USA
Profile of The Godfather
The Godfather can be described as atmospheric, stylized, and captivating. The plot revolves around a family business, a rise and fall, and gangsters. The main genres are crime, drama, and period. In terms of style, The Godfather is a saga, features an all-star cast, and is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in New York and Sicily. The Godfather takes place in the 1950s. The soundtrack is orchestral. It is based on a book. The Godfather has received attention for being a Golden Globe winner, a classic, and a masterpiece. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves brief nudity, profanity, and violent content.
Summary of The Godfather
Based on the best-selling novel by Mario Puzo (who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola), THE GODFATHER tells an epic tale of Mafia life in America during the 1940s and 1950s. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is the family patriarch balancing a love of his family with an ambitious criminal instinct. At the wedding of the Don's daughter Connie (Talia Shire), youngest son Michael (Al Pacino) is reunited with his family. A subsequent assassination attempt leaves the Don too ill to run the family business, forcing Michael and Sonny (James Caan), with the help of consigliere Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall), to lead the Corleones into a vendetta-filled war with other mob families. Violent revenge ensues as the family tries to change from its old criminal ways into legitimacy.
Coppola's certified masterpiece, which won three Oscars (including Best Picture) and spawned an Oscar-winning sequel (THE GODFATHER PART II), set a new screen standard for merging blood-soaked violence with intimate family drama. In the process, Coppola single-handedly established the Mafia as an industry in film and television (GOODFELLAS, THE SOPRANOS). Featuring truly unforgettable performances, including the Best Actor-winning Brando, the riveting Pacino, and an unexpectedly dramatic Diane Keaton, THE GODFATHER is the pinnacle of Hollywood cinema in the 1970s.
Details
| Language: | English, Italian, Latin |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 March 1972 |
| Runtime: | 175 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
Awards
Cast and Crew
as Don Vito Corleone
as Michael Corleone
as Santino 'Sonny' Corleone
as Tom Hagen
as Kay Adams
as Connie Corleone Rizzi
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San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Edward Guthmann
TV Guide
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- by: Staff (Non Credited)
Users Reviews
- 01.December.2012
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- by: rita patrick
- rita patrick rated this movie6/10Okay
- 03.April.2011
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- by: Baelara
- Baelara rated this movie7/10Good
