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.
Acting
Brando's cotton-stuffed jowls created an entire archetype.
Direction
Coppola fought the studio for Pacino—and was nearly fired twice.
Cinematography
Orange in every death scene. Gordon Willis didn't miss.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Marlon Brando
Don Vito Corleone
Al Pacino
Michael Corleone
James Caan
Sonny Corleone
Robert Duvall
Tom Hagen
Richard S. Castellano
Clemenza
Diane Keaton
Kay Adams
Talia Shire
Connie Corleone Rizzi
Gianni Russo
Carlo Rizzi
Sterling Hayden
Captain McCluskey
John Marley
Jack Woltz
Richard Conte
Barzini
Al Lettieri
Sollozzo
Abe Vigoda
Sal Tessio
John Cazale
Fredo Corleone
Rudy Bond
Cuneo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The cat in Brando's opening scene was a stray that wandered onto set. Its purrs were so loud they drowned out dialogue and had to be re-recorded.
Real mobsters began imitating the film's style and language; the fictional Corleones became more influential than actual crime families in shaping public perception of the Mafia.
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Literally every scene in this trailer is iconic.
@amizakk 467
I love how the iconic "Leave the gun, take the cannoli" was included. Happy 50th Godfather!
@citizenalex1934 214
I have seen this movie OVER 100 times (10 in the theater when it was first released). IMHO, it is the greatest film ever made & one of the few from that era that still looks like it was made yesterday.
@gertie2454 486
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