The Godfather

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The Godfather: Trailer 1

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The Godfather: Official Clip - The New Godfather

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The Godfather: Official Clip - Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family

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The Godfather: Official Clip - Killing Sollozzo and McCluskey

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The Godfather: Official Clip - Working for My Father

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The Godfather: Official Clip - The Baptism Murders

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The Godfather: Official Clip - The Horse Head

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The Godfather: Official Clip - Sonny is Killed

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The Godfather: Official Clip - Michael Loses Appolonia

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The Godfather: Official Clip - It's Strictly Business

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Cast & Crew

Marlon Brando
Don Vito Corleone

Al Pacino
Michael Corleone

James Caan
Santino "Sonny" Corleone

Richard S. Castellano
Pete Clemenza

Robert Duvall
Tom Hagen

Sterling Hayden
Police Captain McCluskey

John Marley
Jack Woltz

Richard Conte
Don Emilio Barzini

Diane Keaton
Kay Adams Corleone

Al Lettieri
Sollozzo "The Turk"

Abe Vigoda
Sal Tessio

Talia Shire
Constanzia "Connie" Corleone Rizzi

Gianni Russo
Carlo Rizzi

John Cazale
Frederico "Fredo" Corleone

Rudy Bond
Ottilio Cuneo

Al Martino
Johnny Fontane

Morgana King
Mama Corleone

Lenny Montana
Luca Brasi

John Martino
Paulie Gatto

Richard Bright
Al Neri

Francis Ford Coppola
Director

Francis Ford Coppola
Writer

Mario Puzo
Writer

Mario Puzo
Writer

Gray Frederickson
Associate Producer

Albert S. Ruddy
Producer

Nino Rota
Original Music

Gordon Willis
Cinematographer

Marc Laub
Film Editing

Barbara Marks
Film Editing

William Reynolds
Film Editing

Murray Solomon
Film Editing

Peter Zinner
Film Editing

Dean Tavoularis
Production Design

Warren Clymer
Art Director

Philip Smith
Set Decoration

Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design

Philip Leto
Hair Stylist

Phil Rhodes
Makeup Artist

Dick Smith
Makeup Artist

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Audience Reviews for The Godfather

• Apr 01, 2016

  I was roughly twenty years away from even being conceived when The Godfather came out. Growing up as a film nut, I often heard of The Godfather as possessing a sort of mythic status which few films made after 1955 possess. I first watched it back close to ten years ago as a 12 year old, never fully getting the story with the film falling into the "great film that I didn't appreciate" category until a month or so back when I got the Coppola restoration Blu-Ray and realized as an adult how fantastic of a film it truly was. The Godfather works so well because it isn't a film that kisses it's own ass on a variety of sub-levels. Francis Ford Coppola went out of his way not to make the film one that glorifies the Mafia in anyway, but still realized what a magnificent project it was. It begins in celebration and ends as the first part of the trilogy in bitter-sweet victory and tragedy for the Corleones with Michael having slowly morphed into a totally different character by the end and the Corleone family itself having endured tragedy after tragedy. Depending on if you're selective to certain genres of movies -- particularly crime and heist thrillers -- the 1970s were either a fantastic time with the New Hollywood group of directors, or a pitiful time where the Anti-Hero was all the rage. I've always tried to keep a foot in both camps for the most part, but if a film like this doesn't make you at least sit there as the credits role, musing in thought like Indiana Jones after being given a clue by a recently-killed shaman or anti-Nazi spy the first time you watch it, then I'm not sure you really know how to appreciate films and movies as art and not just entertainment. There's so many ways this film just works so well; the first is that Coppola always had a way of making the cinematography and direction style look both extravagant, but also bleak at the same time, partially through sun-faded cinematography (I'm just guessing) and also partially through the way the film itself was shot. As well as the fact that Coppola spared nothing when it came to deploying talented screen stars of the day to cast The Godfather, leading Marlon Brando to find international success once more with his portrayal of Vito Corleone, Al Pacino as the reluctant, but eventual successor to his father Vito, Michael Corleone, Diane Keaton as Kay Adams, Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen, and of course, a pre-Rocky Talia Shire as Connie Corleone. These cast members in particular stand out in their performances and convey a sort of detached emotion which makes the film so great (if you need clarification on this, the scene where Vito overlooks his own son's body in the morgue is a prime example). Although it is by far the best instalment in the Godfather trilogy, the film itself does suffer from a few key points which I've never been able to reason out why they were included. Specifically the whole sequence involving Johnny Fontaine and the Woltz horse fiasco which has no real involvement in the over-arcing storyline. However with how spectacular of a film it is overall, I'm not going to sit here and bitch about it any further.
  Kal X. A Super Reviewer
• Mar 27, 2016

  From it's stellar opening wedding scene to it's bittersweet conclusion, The Godfather is a groundbreaking and brilliantly made film that deals with themes of power, corruption and family with subtly and finesse. Easily one of the greatest movies ever made.
  Matthew M Super Reviewer
• Feb 08, 2016

  One of the best films of all time, an absolute masterpiece. The Godfather is arguably the best gangster drama as well as setting the standard for cinema.
  Mr N Super Reviewer
• Dec 23, 2015

  Spectacular. Every time I see it, it gets better. From its flawless direction, to its exceptional score, to its (near-)flawless script, I have no doubt "The Godfather" is one of the best movies ever made.
  Christian C Super Reviewer