Regarded as one of the best American films ever by the American Film Institute, Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. The Godfather is a violent and chilling portrait of the Sicilian family's struggle to stay in power in a post-war America of corruption, deceit, and betrayal. Coppola begins his legandary trilogy, masterfully balancing the story of the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his OscarŠ-winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puxo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Cann and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy AwardŽ nominations, and won three including Best Picture of 1972.
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Richard Castellano, Gianni Russo