The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola's mafioso epic featuring Marlon Brando as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Based on Mario Puzo's novel, it's a masterful blend of family life and the family business. With Al Pacino as the good son, James Caan as the loose cannon, Robert Duvall as the family lawyer and Diane Keaton as a young schoolteacher who doesn't really know what she's marrying into. Music by Nino Rota.
Year: 1972
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Drama, Academy Award - Best Picture, NYFCC Awards - Best Film, Nick's Favourites, Based on..., Gangsters, Golden Globe - Drama, Dysfunctional Families, Theo's Favourites
Country: USA
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Marlon Brando, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Al Pacino, John Cazale, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Al Lettieri, Sterling Hayden, Richard Castellano, Richard Conte, John Marley
Duration: 170 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence.
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