The Godfather

The Godfather

Theatrical - Wide 1972-03-24

Cast Marlon Brando Al Pacino James Caan Robert Duvall Diane Keaton
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Written by Mario Puzo Francis Ford Coppola

Box Office Gross: $245,066,411

Running Time: 175 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions, ASR Productions

Genres: Crime Drama

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8/10

Synopsis

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... See more killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

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