The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York
crime family, the story spans the years 1945-55, centering on the transformation
of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss while chronicling the Corleones under the patriarch Vito.
Based on Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name, The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema and as
one of the most influential, especially in the gangster genre. Ranked second to Citizen Kane by the American Film Institutein
2007, it was selected for preservation in the
United States National Film Registry in 1990.
The film was for a time the highest grossing picture ever made, and remains the box office leader
for 1972. It won three Oscars that year: for Best Picture, for Best
Actor (Brando)
and in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for Puzo and Coppola. Its nominations in
seven other categories included Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall for Best Supporting Actor and
Coppola for Best Director. The success spawned two sequels: The
Godfather Part II in
1974, and The
Godfather Part III in 1990.
Directed by
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Francis Ford Coppola
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Produced by
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Albert
S. Ruddy
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Screenplay by
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Mario
Puzo
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Francis
Ford Coppola
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Based on
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The Godfather
by Mario Puzo |
Starring
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Marlon
Brando
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Al
Pacino
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James
Caan
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Richard Castellano
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Robert
Duvall
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Sterling
Hayden
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John
Marley
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Richard
Conte
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Diane
Keaton
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Music by
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Nino
Rota
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Carmine
Coppola
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(additional music)
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Cinematography
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Gordon Willis
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Edited by
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William H. Reynolds
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Peter
Zinner
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Production
company |
Paramount Pictures
Alfran Productions |
Distributed by
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Paramount Pictures
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Release date(s)
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· March 15, 1972(New York premiere)
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March 24, 1972(U.S. general release)
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Running time
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175 minutes
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Country
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United States
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Language
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English
Sicilian |
Budget
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$6.5 million
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Box office
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$245–286 million
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