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The Godfather (DVD, 2004)Widescreen
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Format:
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DVD
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Widescreen |
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Leading Role:
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Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Robert Duvall
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Rating:
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R
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Director:
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Francis Ford Coppola
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Release Date:
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2004
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Genre:
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Drama
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UPC:
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097360804942
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Region:
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DVD: 1 (US, CA)
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Movie Description
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.
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Credits
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Producer: |
Albert S. Ruddy |
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Cast: |
Al Pacino, Sofia Coppola, Sterling Hayden, Marlon Brando, Richard Conte, Alex Rocco, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Robert Duvall, James Caan, Franco Citti, Abe Vigoda, Vito Scotti, Joe Spinell, Richard Bright, Angelo Infanti, John Marley, John Cazale, Al Lettieri, Gianni Russo, Richard Castellano, Rudy Bond, Morgana King, Tony Giorgio, Julie Gregg, Saro Urzi |
Editorial Reviews
Entertainment Weekly - Peter Gerstenzang (05/31/1996)
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (03/16/1997)
Premiere - Premiere Staff (12/01/2003)
Total Film - Daniel Webb (03/01/2004)
Entertainment Weekly - Entertainment Weekly Staff (07/16/2004)
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Awards
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1972 Academy Awards, Best Actor: Marlon Brando
1972 Academy Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola
1972 Academy Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay: Mario Puzo
1972 Academy Awards, Best Picture: Godfather
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