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Genres:
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Crime /
Drama /
Thriller /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Francis Ford Coppola
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Actors:
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Abe Vigoda,
John Cazale,
Al Lettieri,
Richard S. Castellano,
Marlon Brando,
Al Pacino,
James Caan,
Robert Duvall,
Sterling Hayden,
John Marley,
Richard Conte,
Diane Keaton,
Talia Shire,
Gianni Russo,
Rudy Bond
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Duration:
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175 min.
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Rating:
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(9.2/10)420.5
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Plot Summary:
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Francis Ford Coppola's epic magnum opus features Marlon Brando in his Oscar winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Impresario Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's be nurtured and near surrender from power in America, masterfully balancing the scoop between the Corleone's extraction life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puzo's defeat-selling romance and featuring career-making performances past Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy Award nominations, and won three i... ncluding Most adroitly Sketch of 1972.
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It reveals something new everytime you watch it!
A true epic masterpiece! A winner of Best Picture in 1972, and also nominated for ten Academy Awards, I rate this film as the best gangster movie of all time.
But, classifying it within just a gangster movie does no justice to the tightly plotted script based on Mario Puzo’s novel. The way it weaves all the layers of story telling, and depicts the life of an Italian gangster family in America is remarkable. The story views the Mafia from the inside. It blends in family responsibility, a father’s legacy, and projects how power, respect, and loyalty is used to protect their own genre.
The large cast is artfully drawn together, which will put you at once into the world of The Godfather. It has strong performances by Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duval...
Godfather, The
The son of a powerful Mafia Don struggles to escape his family's criminal legacy and become a legitimate businessman in this first part of the classic saga directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Stars Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan and Robert Duvall
It's difficult to say anything about The Godfather that hasn't been said already, but know this: in an age when even mediocre films have the opportunity to win Best Picture Oscars (and, yes, we're talking about Crash here), this a film that is genuinely deserving of its revered status as a cinematic masterpiece.
Released in 1972 in what's considered to be a golden era for film, The Godfather had somewhat humble beginnings. Based on the Mario Puzo novel, the film was initially rejected by a number o...
Godfather, The
Theres abundance to aim to in Francis Ford Coppolas insistently insular approach to Mafia dash, played unfashionable here...
Godfather, The
A brilliantly-made blear with all the fascination of a snake mine-shaft: a warm-hearted family saga except that the members are thieves and murderers. Cutting would assist, but the duller conversational sections do heighten the cunningly judged moments of insecurity
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