The Godfather

– Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
9.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
The Godfather (1972)

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

The Godfather (1972) - Trailer

Release Date:

24 Mar 1972

Language:

English, Italian, Latin

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writer:

Mario Puzo (screenplay by), Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay by), Mario Puzo (based on the novel by)

Main Actors:

Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 28 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
9.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
Metacritic:
100%