The Godfather
Drama, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (1972) 175 mins R

9.1 (331,976 votes) Top 250: #2
Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy Award nominations, and won three including Best Picture of 1972....

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Cast and Crew
Robert Duvall  ......  Tom Hagen
Al Pacino  ......  Michael Corleone
Diane Keaton  ......  Kay Adams
Sterling Hayden  ......  Capt. McCluskey
Talia Shire  ...... 
John Marley  ......  Jack Woltz
Director  .....  Francis Ford Coppola
Producer  .....  Albert S. Ruddy; Gray Frederickson
Writer  .....  Francis Ford Coppola; Mario Puzo
Notes
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The movie's chronology indicates the time frame of the movie when Sonny is gunned down is late 1948 or 1949; however, he was listening to the 3 October 1951 radio broadcast of Russ Hodges calling the Dodgers-Giants playoff, a half-inning before Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World," specifically identifying the date of the murder as two years later than the movie's timeline indicates it should be. (more)

Trivia:
Apart from as required by his Marine Corps uniform, Michael Corleone does not wear a hat until he becomes involved in the family business. (more)

Filming Locations:
110 Longfellow Road, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Bonasera: I believe in America. America has made my fortune. And I raised my daughter in the American fashion. I gave her freedom, but I taught her never to dishonor her family. She found a boyfriend; not an Italian. She went to the movies with him; she stayed out late...
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 17 nominations (more)