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The Godfather (1972)

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Reviews Counted:64

Fresh:64

Rotten:0

Average Rating:9/10

Consensus: One of Hollywood’s greatest critical and commercial successes, The Godfather gets everything right; not only did the movie transcend expectations, it established new benchmarks for American cinema.

Rated: 15

Runtime: 2 hrs 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:25-09-2009

Synopsis: Based on the bestselling novel by Mario Puzo (who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola), THE GODFATHER tells an epic tale of Mafia life in America during the 1940s and '50s.... Based on the bestselling novel by Mario Puzo (who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola), THE GODFATHER tells an epic tale of Mafia life in America during the 1940s and '50s. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is the family patriarch balancing a love of his family with an ambitious criminal instinct. At the wedding of the Don's daughter, Connie (Talia Shire), youngest son Michael (Al Pacino) is reunited with his family. A subsequent assassination attempt leaves the Don too ill to run the family business, forcing Michael and Sonny (James Caan), with the help of consigliere Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall), to lead the Corleones into a vendetta-filled war with other mob families. Violent revenge ensues as the family tries to change from its old criminal ways into legitimacy. Coppola's certified masterpiece, which won three Oscars (including Best Picture) and spawned an Oscar-winning sequel (THE GODFATHER PART II), set a new screen standard for merging blood-soaked violence with intimate family drama. In the process, Coppola single-handedly established the Mafia as an industry in film and television (GOODFELLAS, THE SOPRANOS). Featuring truly unforgettable performances, including the Best Actor-winning Brando, the riveting Pacino, and an unexpectedly dramatic Diane Keaton, THE GODFATHER is the pinnacle of Hollywood cinema in the 1970s. [More]

Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall

Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Sterling Hayden, John Cazale, Richard Castellano, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Abe Vigoda, Gianni Russo, Rudy Bond, Morgana King, Richard Bright, Alex Rocco, Tony Giorgio, Vito Scotti, Julie Gregg, Angelo Infanti, Franco Citti, Saro Urzi, Sofia Coppola, Joe Spinell

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Screenwriter: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Albert S. Ruddy
Composer: Nino Rota
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Reviews for The Godfather

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As filmmaking and storytelling, ‘The Godfather’ remains a bravura piece of work, its set pieces, dialogue and performances entrenched cinematic icons.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
09/25/09
Ben Walters
Ben Walters
Time Out
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A measured, deathly ­serious epic.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
09/25/09
Peter Bradshaw
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Guardian [UK]
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The greatest gangster film ever made.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
09/25/09
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A multi-generational epic that never leaves the audience less than enthralled, this is the godfather of all gangster films.

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01/29/08
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An everyday story of Mafia folk, incorporating a severed horse's head in the bed and a number of heartwarming family occasions, as well as pointers on how not to behave in your local trattoria.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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It could be argued that Francis Ford Coppola's film of Mario Puzo's bestseller, at once an art movie and a commercial blockbuster, marked the dawn of the age of the mega-movie.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/15/04
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Coppola's masterpiece reveals something new every time you watch it.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/18/01
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC
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Like a favored method of Mafia influence, "The Godfather" is an offer no audience can refuse.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment 1 Comment
05/03/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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With the themes of family and loyalty, this film is a must see for any movie fan.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment 1 Comment
10/08/08
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Coppola offers a rich and layered look at family and does so with an incredible cast and a meticulous amount of detail.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
10/06/08
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic, The Godfather, is to gangster films what Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments was to super spectaculars.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
09/17/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

...it's the stellar cast's career-best work that ultimately assures the viewer's interest even through the film's less-than-enthralling stretches.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
07/31/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
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...a metaphor for creating and protecting your own business in this country - only with the added glamour of guns.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
02/07/08
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

There are volumes that could be written -- and have been -- about the movie's uniformly powerful performances; its precedent-setting editing by William Reynolds and Peter Zinner; Nino Rota's haunting score; and Dean Tavoularis's evocative set design.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/29/08
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

The biggest achievement here is the establishment of mood and time.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/29/08
A.D. Murphy
A.D. Murphy
Variety
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The ultimate family film.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 8 Comments
12/13/06
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

Not only one of the greatest mob films of all time, The Godfather is also one of the greatest overall pictures ever.

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12/02/06
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

Like Citizen Kane, The Godfather doesn't age.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment 8 Comments
10/20/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

O primeiro ato da obra máxima do Cinema.

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07/28/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

How do you write a review about the greatest movie ever made?

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
09/30/05
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
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