The Godfather (1972)
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The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo. The film tells the story of the Corleones, a powerful Italian-American Mafia family, and their patriarch, Vito Corleone, who is played by Marlon Brando.
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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer/Screenplay: Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Producer: Albert S. Ruddy
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Running time: 175 minutes
Certificate: R
Budget: $6-7 million
Box office: $246-287 million
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: March 15, 1972
Music Composer: Nino Rota
Cast
- Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone
- Al Pacino as Michael Corleone
- James Caan as Sonny Corleone
- Richard S. Castellano as Peter Clemenza
- Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen
- Sterling Hayden as Captain Mark McCluskey
- John Marley as Jack Woltz
- Richard Conte as Emilio Barzini
- Diane Keaton as Kay Adams
