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The Godfather (1972)

Overview

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.
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Francis Ford Coppola profile
Francis Ford Coppola

Director

Francis Ford Coppola profile
Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay

Cast

Marlon Brando profile
Marlon Brando

Don Vito Corleone

Al Pacino profile
Al Pacino

Michael Corleone

James Caan profile
James Caan

Sonny Corleone

Robert Duvall profile
Robert Duvall

Tom Hagen

Richard S. Castellano profile
Richard S. Castellano

Clemenza

Diane Keaton profile
Diane Keaton

Kay Adams

Talia Shire profile
Talia Shire

Connie Corleone Rizzi

Gianni Russo profile
Gianni Russo

Carlo Rizzi

Sterling Hayden profile
Sterling Hayden

Captain McCluskey

John Marley profile
John Marley

Jack Woltz

Richard Conte profile
Richard Conte

Barzini

Al Lettieri profile
Al Lettieri

Sollozzo

Marlon Brando profile
Marlon Brando

Don Vito Corleone

Al Pacino profile
Al Pacino

Michael Corleone

James Caan profile
James Caan

Sonny Corleone

Robert Duvall profile
Robert Duvall

Tom Hagen

Richard S. Castellano profile
Richard S. Castellano

Clemenza

Diane Keaton profile
Diane Keaton

Kay Adams

Talia Shire profile
Talia Shire

Connie Corleone Rizzi

Gianni Russo profile
Gianni Russo

Carlo Rizzi

Sterling Hayden profile
Sterling Hayden

Captain McCluskey

John Marley profile
John Marley

Jack Woltz

Richard Conte profile
Richard Conte

Barzini

Al Lettieri profile
Al Lettieri

Sollozzo

Extra

Release Date

March 14, 1972

Original Language

English, Italian, Latin

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Production Company

Paramount Pictures logoAlfran Productions logoAmerican Zoetrope logo

Available On

Paramount Plus logoParamount Plus Apple TV Channel logoYou can visit JustWatch for more information.

Videos

Robert De Niro Auditioning for Sonny Corleone in The Godfather thumbnail
Robert De Niro Auditioning for Sonny Corleone in The Godfather
Al Pacino’s Audition Tape for The Godfather thumbnail
Al Pacino’s Audition Tape for The Godfather
Tom Hanks on Brando's Iconic "Godfather" Look thumbnail
Tom Hanks on Brando's Iconic "Godfather" Look
Don Corleone Gets Shot thumbnail
Don Corleone Gets Shot
The Art of Moviemaking: The Godfather | Academy Conversations thumbnail
The Art of Moviemaking: The Godfather | Academy Conversations
THE GODFATHER 50th Anniversary Franchise Trailer thumbnail
THE GODFATHER 50th Anniversary Franchise Trailer
"Don Vito and Michael Corleone" Clip thumbnail
"Don Vito and Michael Corleone" Clip
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Opening Scene
Mario Puzo on the baptism scene in THE GODFATHER thumbnail
Mario Puzo on the baptism scene in THE GODFATHER

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