The Godfather (1972) is an American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and it was 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 to 1955, concentrating on of Michael Corleone's transformation from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss while chronicling the Corleones under the patriarch Vito.
This movie was 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 Institute in 2007, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1990. It is #21 in the Sight & Sound poll.
The film was for a time the highest grossing picture ever made, and remains the box office leader for 1972. It won three Oscars for that year: Best Picture, 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.
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