Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
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The Godfather
Overview:
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Cast:
- Don Vito Corleone: Marlon Brando
- Michael Corleone: Al Pacino
- Sonny Corleone: James Caan
- Tom Hagen: Robert Duvall
- Clemenza: Richard S. Castellano
- Kay Adams: Diane Keaton
- Connie Corleone Rizzi: Talia Shire
- Carlo Rizzi: Gianni Russo
- Captain McCluskey: Sterling Hayden
- Jack Woltz: John Marley
- Barzini: Richard Conte
- Sollozzo: Al Lettieri
- Sal Tessio: Abe Vigoda
- Fredo Corleone: John Cazale
- Cuneo: Rudy Bond
- Johnny Fontane: Al Martino
- Mama Corleone: Morgana King
- Luca Brasi: Lenny Montana
- Paulie Gatto: John Martino
- Bonasera: Salvatore Corsitto
- Neri: Richard Bright
- Moe Greene: Alex Rocco
- Bruno Tattaglia: Tony Giorgio
- Nazorine: Vito Scotti
- Theresa Hagen: Tere Livrano
- Philip Tattaglia: Victor Rendina
- Lucy Mancini: Jeannie Linero
- Sandra Corleone: Julie Gregg
- Mrs. Clemenza: Ardell Sheridan
- Apollonia – Sicilian Sequence: Simonetta Stefanelli
- Fabrizio – Sicilian Sequence: Angelo Infanti
- Don Tommasino – Sicilian Sequence: Corrado Gaipa
- Calo – Sicilian Sequence: Franco Citti
- Vitelli – Sicilian Sequence: Saro Urzì
- Boy on Street Who Attended Funeral (uncredited): Roman Coppola
- Michael Francis Rizzi (uncredited): Sofia Coppola
- Don Victor Stracci (uncredited): Don Costello
- Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited): Italia Coppola
- Cowboy on the Set at Woltz’s Studio (uncredited): Gray Frederickson
- Usher in Bridal Party (uncredited): Ron Gilbert
- Cop Outside Hospital (uncredited): Sonny Grosso
- Don Zaluchi (uncredited): Louis Guss
- Sonny’s Killer #1 (uncredited): Randy Jurgensen
- Tony – Stablehand (uncredited): Tony King
- Wedding Guest (uncredited): Tony Lip
- Sonny’s Bodyguard (uncredited): Joe Lo Grippo
- Boy at Wedding (uncredited): Lou Martini Jr.
- Corleone Family Member (uncredited): Raymond Martino
- Priest at Baptism (uncredited): Joseph Medaglia
- Night Nurse (uncredited): Carol Morley
- Lou – Sollozzo’s Driver (uncredited): Rick Petrucelli
- Drunk (uncredited): Sal Richards
- Rocco Lampone (uncredited): Tom Rosqui
- Street Extra (uncredited): Frank Sivero
- Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited): Filomena Spagnuolo
- Willi Cicci (uncredited): Joe Spinell
- Enzo the Baker (uncredited): Gabriele Torrei
- Wedding Party Guest (uncredited): Nick Vallelonga
- Fruit Vendor (uncredited): Conrad Yama
- SONNY: MAHAD
Crew:
- Producer: Albert S. Ruddy
- Novel: Mario Puzo
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Editor: William Reynolds
- Editor: Peter Zinner
- Stunt Coordinator: Paul Baxley
- Stunts: Harry Daley
- Stunt Double: Anthony Caso
- Conductor: Carlo Savina
- Additional Music: Carmine Coppola
- Post Production Consulting: Walter Murch
- Wardrobe Supervisor: George Newman
- Camera Operator: Michael Chapman
- Script Supervisor: Nancy Hopton
- Location Coordinator: Michael Briggs
- Location Coordinator: Tony Bowers
- Director of Photography: Gordon Willis
- Original Music Composer: Nino Rota
- Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
- Art Direction: Warren Clymer
- Set Decoration: Philip Smith
- Costume Design: Anna Hill Johnstone
- Associate Producer: Gray Frederickson
- Casting: Louis DiGiaimo
- Casting: Andrea Eastman
- Casting: Fred Roos
- Stand In: Joe Bucaro III
- Production Manager: Valerio De Paolis
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Richard Portman
- Makeup Artist: Phil Rhodes
- Hairstylist: Philip Leto
- Makeup Artist: Dick Smith
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Charles Grenzbach
- Unit Production Manager: Fred C. Caruso
- Special Effects: Sass Bedig
- Special Effects: Joe Lombardi
- Special Effects: A.D. Flowers
- Set Decoration: Richard Adee
- Sound Recordist: Chris Newman
- Producer: Robert Evans
- Assistant Director: Fred T. Gallo
- Assistant Director: Tony Brandt
Catogories:
Drama,Crime
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Language:
English,Italiano,Latin
Production:
United States of America
Company:
Paramount Pictures,Alfran Productions,American Zoetrope
Popularity:
124.76
Date:
1972-03-14
Year:
1972
- futuretv: The Godfather Review by Al Carlson
The Godfather is a film considered by most to be one of the greatest ever made. From The American Film Institute to as voted by users on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) it is consider to be one of the best. As a film that ranks as high as other masterpieces including Citizen Kane, Pulp Fiction and 12 Angry Men, The Godfather is an exceptional piece of cinema excellence that is flawless and is simply the pinnacle crime drama.
The Godfather revolves around the Corleone’s, an Italian family with deep roots in the New York City mafia. The head of the Corleone’s is Don Vito Corleone, a man who takes care of his family and demands respect in return. His son Michael however, who just returned home from World War II, doesn’t want to become involved with the family business. The Sollozzo’s, a family of drug dealers, confront Don and request protection in exchange for profits from the Sollozzo’s drug sales. But Don declines the offer, for he is against selling narcotics. The rejected offer starts what turns into an all out mafia war between the two families with Michael diving deep into the mafia lifestyle.
The characters are portrayed by a legendary all-star cast including Marlon Brando as Don, Al Pacino as his son Michael and James Caan as Don’s oldest son Sonny. The casting for this film has been considered by many to be the best casted film in history for their astonishing performances. All three main actors were nominated for an academy award, but only Marlon Brando won an Oscar for best actor in a leading role. It’s fascinating to watch how these characters change over the course of the movie, with one in particular changing drastically.
Directer Francis Ford Coppola, being raised in an Italian-American family in New York, understood Italian culture exceptionally and made the film very authentically. Everything from the wedding dances to the cuisine to the terms used by the characters in Sicilian come from Coppola’s first-hand knowledge of Italian-American culture. Italian composer Nino Rota did an outstanding job making the soundtrack for the film, despite not getting the Oscar for best music (but he did win an Oscar for his work in the sequel, The Godfather: Part II). Virtually everyone recognizes that iconic trumpet solo once it starts playing. He also wrote the score for another great Italian film 8 1/2.
This film should be immediately followed up by it’s sequel, The Godfather: Part II, which also won best picture. The series still holds the title of most best picture awards for a film series to this day. They’re both flawless crime dramas and have earned their titles as some of the best pieces of cinema ever. I will guarantee you won’t be able to see this film only once, as it gets better after continual viewings. There is really nothing more to add other than if you haven’t seen this movie yet, it’s about time you did. The Godfather is a movie you can’t refuse. - crastana: The best movie ever…
A masterpiece by the young and talented Francis Ford Coppola, about a Mob family and their drama, the story telling is perfect, the acting good, sometimes a little over the top in the case of Thalia Shire (the sister of the director)The 70’s were the best years for Hollywood.
- drystyx: While I’m writing this, The Godfather is still beloved by people who love it simply because they are told they have to love it.
It’s written by a mobster with the sole intention of depicting the lead mobsters as demi gods. Every line and every scene in the movie and the book is meant to intimidate people into thinking the “Mafia” and really any mob, is a supernatural force.
This is a movie glorifying control freaks, and most critics are control freaks, and most critics are either in the mob or think they can join the mob.
The movie itself is dull and totally uninspiring, not to mention totally uninspired. For fifty years, the sheep have been cowing to the control freaks who tell them to love this movie that degrades them.
There just isn’t anything favorable about this movie. It owes its success to people who have interests in the movie or think they can get brownie points with such people. It’s totally Hollywood in its depressing nature, and even in the seventies it was a formula film. - CinemaSerf: When you get a story written quite this magnificently it would take an extreme amateur to screw it up – and Francis Ford Coppola is no amateur. Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall represent the epitome of guile, sophistication, loyalty, honour and brutality in this self-adapted Mario Puzo story of the unambiguously ambitious “Corleone” family – they start with nothing and so the only way is up; however and whatever they need to do to get there. The characterisations are layered and colourful; Diane Keaton has no idea what she’s getting herself into! John Cazale is great as the spineless brother “Fredo” too. Once again, Nino Rota pulls out all the stops to give this a score that helps cement this film’s place as amongst the best ever made. My only criticism, and it is slight at that, is that the audio mix could have done with a bit of a boost. Much of the dialogue – especially from Brando – verges on the inaudible at times.
- Surya: Great Movie **Ever**
