Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1972 · 2h 55m

The Godfather

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Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Cast
Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone Al Pacino as Michael Corleone James Caan as Sonny Corleone Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen Richard S. Castellano as Clemenza Diane Keaton as Kay Adams
Crew
Gordon Willis — Director of Photography William Reynolds — Editor Peter Zinner — Editor Nino Rota — Original Music Composer Mario Puzo — Screenplay Francis Ford Coppola — Screenplay
Tagline

An offer you can't refuse.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookloss of loved onelove at first sightitalygangstersymbolismpatriarcheuropeorganized crimemafiareligionrevenge motive
Key Collaborators
Francis Ford Coppola Director Gordon Willis Director of Photography William Reynolds Editor Peter Zinner Editor Nino Rota Original Music Composer Mario Puzo Screenplay Francis Ford Coppola Screenplay Mario Puzo Novel Albert S. Ruddy Producer Francis Ford Coppola Producer Robert Evans Producer Dean Tavoularis Production Design
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