The Godfather

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of classic crime films, based on Mario Puzo's novel; directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
• Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan star in the story of a mafia family.
• About 2 hours 55 minutes, slow-paced and dialogue-heavy, with violent scenes.

Synopsis

The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy, which chronicles the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando) and the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss.

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Director & cast

• F

  Francis Ford Coppola

  Director

• M

  Marlon Brando

  Vito Corleone

• A

  Al Pacino

  Michael

• J

  James Caan

  Sonny

• R

  Richard S. Castellano

  Clemenza

• R

  Robert Duvall

  Tom Hagen

• S

  Sterling Hayden

  Capt. McCluskey

• J

  John Cazale

  Fredo

• D

  Diane Keaton

  Kay Adams