The Godfather
1972 · ★ 8.7 · Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
An offer you can't refuse.
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
- Released
- 1972-03-14
- Runtime
- 175 min
- Rated
- R
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $245.1M
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Marlon Brando
Don Vito Corleone
Al Pacino
Michael Corleone
James Caan
Sonny Corleone
Robert Duvall
Tom Hagen
Richard S. Castellano
Clemenza
Sterling Hayden
Captain McCluskey
Diane Keaton
Kay Adams
John Marley
Jack Woltz
Talia Shire
Connie Corleone Rizzi
Richard Conte
Barzini
Al Lettieri
Sollozzo
Gianni Russo
Carlo Rizzi
Keywords
Based on novel or bookRevengeGangsterLoss of loved oneEuropeOrganized crimeCrime familyReligionItaly1950sLawyer1940sMob bossDead horseLove at first sightItalian americanPatriarchMafiaRise to powerGun violenceRevenge motiveSicilian mafiaSymbolismGang violenceMafia warReligious hypocrisyPart of trilogyCritically acclaimed
