The Godfather
March 1972
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Kenneth Turan
The Godfather is overflowing with life, rich with all the grand emotions and vital juices of existence, up to and including blood.
Gene Siskel
To permit us a glimpse at The Mob, with all of its ethnic insularity, is like giving a chronic gambler a chance to wander above the false mirrors that overlook every casino.
Andrew Sarris
Brando's triumph and fascination is less that of an actor of parts than of a star galaxy of myths.
F.X. Feeney
Traces the arc of this doomed idealism with a beauty that is still fresh.
Michael Wilmington
Brando made Don Vito something we rarely see in movies: a tragicomic villain-hero, a vulnerable hood.
Jay Cocks
In its blending of new depth with an old genre, it becomes that rarity, a mass entertainment that is also great movie art.
Critic reviews
Kenneth Turan
The Godfather is overflowing with life, rich with all the grand emotions and vital juices of existence, up to and including blood.
Gene Siskel
To permit us a glimpse at The Mob, with all of its ethnic insularity, is like giving a chronic gambler a chance to wander above the false mirrors that overlook every casino.
Andrew Sarris
Brando's triumph and fascination is less that of an actor of parts than of a star galaxy of myths.
Michael Wilmington
Brando made Don Vito something we rarely see in movies: a tragicomic villain-hero, a vulnerable hood.
Jay Cocks
In its blending of new depth with an old genre, it becomes that rarity, a mass entertainment that is also great movie art.
Ben Walters
As filmmaking and storytelling, 'The Godfather' remains a bravura piece of work, its set pieces, dialogue and performances entrenched cinematic icons.
User reviews
You'll like this way more than the book... ...trust me. Don Corleone is excellent is the movie, not so much in the book, where he assumes his daughter gave the scum bag husband a reason to beat her. In this movie, however, he is a good man. He's the kind of man you want as an ally. And not just because of his power, but because he is trustworthy. He is also not a coddler...a famous early scene, where a man is crying, 'What will I do?' 'You can act LIKE A MAN!'...is a favorite of many.
The Godfather Easily one of Coppola's best films. You don't see this kind of quality these days. And I love that Coppola's didn't rely on nudity or sex to make the movie "interesting." Also a very good book! Everyone should read it.
Well Calculated The dialog and directing in this movie is as good or even better The Graduate. Such nuance and refining of character!
Cast and credits
Actors | Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Sterling Hayden, Richard Conte, Talia Shire, Al Lettieri |
Producers | Albert S. Ruddy |
Director | Francis Ford Coppola |
Writers | Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo |
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Run time
177 minutes
Rating
R
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