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The Godfather (1972) 9.2
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Reviews: 2,054 user | 199 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Director:Francis Ford Coppola |
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Cast
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| Marlon Brando | ... | ||
| Al Pacino | ... | ||
| James Caan | ... | ||
| Richard S. Castellano | ... |
Clemenza
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| Robert Duvall | ... | ||
| Sterling Hayden | ... | ||
| John Marley | ... | ||
| Richard Conte | ... | ||
| Al Lettieri | ... | ||
| Diane Keaton | ... | ||
| Abe Vigoda | ... | ||
| Talia Shire | ... | ||
| Gianni Russo | ... | ||
| John Cazale | ... | ||
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Rudy Bond | ... | |
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When the aging head of a famous crime family decides to transfer his position to one of his subalterns, a series of unfortunate events start happening to the family, and a war begins between all the well-known families leading to insolence, deportation, murder and revenge, and ends with the favorable successor being finally chosen. Written by J. S. Golden
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 March 1972 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mario Puzo's The Godfather See more »Filming Locations:
NY Eye and Ear Infirmary, 2nd Avenue & East 13th Street, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$223,758 (USA) (4 April 1997)Gross:
$134,821,952 (USA) (2 May 1997)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Bonasera: I believe in America. America has made my fortune. And I raised my daughter in the American fashion. I gave her freedom but I taught her never to dishonor her family. She found a "boy friend," not an Italian. She went to the movies with him. She stayed out late. I didn't protest. Two months ago he took her for a drive, with another boy friend. They made her drink whiskey and then they tried to take advantage of her. She resisted. She kept her honor. So they beat her. Like an animal...
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Jill Clayburgh, Susan Blakey and Michelle Phillips tested for the role of Kay. Francis Ford Coppola also considered Geneviève Bujold, Jennifer Salt and Blythe Danner. See more »Goofs
Enzo (the baker) visits Don Corleone in the hospital after he is critically wounded. Enzo is holding a large bouquet of pink carnations and baby's breath. Later, when he is standing outside the hospital with Michael, the bouquet has been changed to a much smaller one with orange carnations. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Bonasera: I believe in America. America has made my fortune. And I raised my daughter in the American fashion. I gave her freedom but I taught her never to dishonor her family. She found a "boy friend," not an Italian. She went to the movies with him. She stayed out late. I didn't protest. Two months ago he took her for a drive, with another boy friend. They made her drink whiskey and then they tried to take advantage of her. She resisted. She kept her honor. So they beat her. Like an animal...
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The godfather trilogy is an exclusive set of movies that will continue to live with humanity, every generation will see them to say, "Oh that was 10 out of 10." If you watch them you will know that the world that lives inside the underworld is same as the one we live in except that people in underworld are so smart, in fact smartness is the only thing that can keep them there. Don Vito Caroleone's early life shown in part-II is very well done to show the Don in making, how a kid who couldn't even tell his name went on becoming a underworld don who keep most senators, judges and lawyers in his pocket. Meeting of don with the so call five families are among most impressive scenes.
A saga that goes on for 9 continuous hours takes you around various walks in life of Mike (Don's younger son who become Don later), his school days, love life, personal life, family life, business life, political life and religious life. How all of these different roles Mike plays in his life and how intertwined these are.
I enjoyed watching these movies so much, I wish I had seen them much before then I did. Its amazing to see how the Part-III was made 18 years later the part-I was made and everything looks so continuous if watch them together.
I need not say much! The Godfather father trilogy been around for a while and everyone knows that they are great set of movies, its just the matter of when you actually get to see them.
Watch them! Kudos to Francis Ford Coppola! -Vishy