The Godfather

19721972
RR
2h 55min

Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

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An organized crime dynasty's aging patriarch transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.An organized crime dynasty's aging patriarch transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.An organized crime dynasty's aging patriarch transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
Writers
- Mario Puzo(screenplay by)
- Francis Ford Coppola(screenplay by)
Stars

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Top rated movie #2

Won 3 Oscars
- 31 wins & 30 nominations total

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The Godfather "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of the Corleone mafia family in New York. He is at the event of his daughter's wedding. Michael, Vito's youngest son and a decorated WW II Marine is also present at the wedding. Michael seems to be uninterested in being a part of the family business. Vito is a powerful man, and is kind to all those who give him respect but is ruthless against those who do not. But when a powerful and treacherous rival wants to sell drugs and needs the Don's influence for the same, Vito refuses to do it. What follows is a clash between Vito's fading old values and the new ways which may cause Michael to do the thing he was most reluctant in doing and wage a mob war against all the other mafia families which could tear the Corleone family apart. —srijanarora-152-448595

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Taglines
- An offer you can't refuse.
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
During an early shot of the scene where Vito Corleone returns home and his people carry him up the stairs, Marlon Brando put weights under his body on the bed as a prank, to make it harder to lift him.

Goofs
During Sonny and Carlo's fight, one of Sonny's "movie" punches is shot from the wrong angle and clearly misses, but still produces the sound of an impact.

Quotes
Michael: My father is no different than any powerful man, any man with power, like a president or senator.
Kay Adams: Do you know how naive you sound, Michael? Presidents and senators don't have men killed.
Michael: Oh. Who's being naive, Kay?

Crazy credits
In the end credits, Marlon Brando's name is the only one that is not accompanied by the character name that he plays (e.g. "as Vito Corleone").

Alternate versions
In 1972, Paramount was owned by Gulf & Western, so that company's name appears on the opening Paramount logo. When the film was re-released in 1997, Paramount was owned by Viacom, which placed its named on the re-release Paramount logo, and all subsequent video releases.

Connections
Edited into The Godfather Saga (1977)

Soundtracks
Mall Wedding Sequence
(1972)
Music by Carmine Coppola

Top review

10/10

The film of films

A flawless movie. This movie translates from the book perfectly!This movie made me want to be a director and create film. Everyone's acting was perfect. To think that Puza wrote this specifically to make a hit is at first crazy.

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Release date
- March 24, 1972 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official Twitter
Languages
Also known as
- Mario Puzo's The Godfather
Filming locations
- Forza d'Agrò, Messina, Sicily, Italy
Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Alfran Productions
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Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $134,966,411
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $302,393
- Mar 19, 1972
Gross worldwide
- $246,120,986

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Runtime
- 2h 55min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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