| Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 15 March 1972 | (New York City, New York) (premiere) |
| USA | 22 March 1972 | (Los Angeles, California) (premiere) |
| USA | 24 March 1972 | |
| Japan | 15 July 1972 | |
| Uruguay | 10 August 1972 | |
| West Germany | 24 August 1972 | |
| Italy | 14 September 1972 | |
| Argentina | 20 September 1972 | |
| Sweden | 27 September 1972 | |
| Finland | 29 September 1972 | |
| Norway | 16 October 1972 | (Oslo) |
| France | 18 October 1972 | |
| Australia | 2 November 1972 | |
| Netherlands | 18 January 1973 | |
| Hong Kong | 11 October 1973 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 January 1975 | |
| South Korea | 25 May 1977 | |
| Hong Kong | 24 January 1980 | (re-release) |
| Australia | 1 November 1990 | (re-release) |
| Iceland | 6 March 1991 | (re-release) |
| USA | 21 March 1997 | (re-release) |
| Australia | 7 August 1997 | (re-release) |
| Mexico | 14 August 1998 | (re-release) |
| Germany | February 2004 | (Berlin International Film Festival) |
| Japan | 19 June 2004 | (re-release) |
| Italy | 15 June 2008 | (Taormina International Film Festival) |
| Brazil | 27 September 2008 | (Festival do Rio BR) |
| Italy | 23 October 2008 | (Rome Film Festival) |
| El padrino | Argentina / Peru / Spain |
| Der Pate | Austria / West Germany |
| Kum | Croatia (DVD title) / Yugoslavia (Serbian title) |
| Le parrain | Canada (French title) / France |
| Ο Νονός | Greece |
| Крёстный отец | Soviet Union (Russian title) |
| A keresztapa | Hungary |
| Baba | Turkey (Turkish title) |
| El padrí | Spain (Catalan title) |
| Gudfadern | Sweden |
| Hasandak | Israel (Hebrew title) |
| Il padrino | Italy |
| Kmotr | Czechoslovakia (Czech title) |
| Krstný otec | Czechoslovakia (Slovak title) |
| Kummisetä | Finland |
| Mario Puzo's The Godfather | USA (complete title) |
| O Padrinho | Portugal |
| O Poderoso Chefão | Brazil |
| O nonos | Greece |
| Ojciec chrzestny | Poland |
| Ristiisa | Estonia |
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