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Year of the film: 1972
Genre – Drama, Crime
Directed by – Francis Ford Coppola
Released Date: March 24, 1972
Ratings
Rotten Tomatoes – 97% IMDb – 9.2/10 Metacritic: 100/100Cast
Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone: crime boss Al Pacino as Michael James Caan as Sonny Richard Castellano as Clemenza Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen Sterling Hayden as Capt. McCluskey John Marley as Jack Woltz Richard Conte as Barzini AI Lettieri as Sollozzo Diane Keaton as Kay Adams Abe Vigoda as Tessio Talia Shire as Connie Gianni Russo as Carlo John Cazale as Fredo Rudy Bond as Cuneo AI Martino as Johnny Fontane Morgana King as Mama Corleone Lenny Montana as Luca Brasi Johnny Martino as Paulie Gatto Salvatore Corsitto as Bonasera Richard Bright as Neri
About an American crime film!
The Godfather is a crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is the greatest and most influential film ever made. The film is based on Puzo’s best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The Godfather trilogy is the first installment; from 1945 to 1955, the Corleone family was under patriarch Vito Corleone. The film focuses on the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone, from a reluctant family outsider to a mafia boss.
The list of The Godfather movies
The Godfather – 1972 The Godfather – 1974 The Godfather – 1990 The three Godfather movies are connected because they follow the Corleone family from the 1940s to the 1980s. Michael Corleone is the main character in all three; his family and allies are the same.
Theatrical release!
On March 14, 1972, The Godfather premiered at Loews's State Theatre in New York City Before the film premiered in theatre, it got advanced rentals to form over 400 theatres that already made $15 million On March 17, the film was at the Imperial Theatre. On March 22, the film was released in two theatres in Los Angeles On March 24, 1972, The Godfather was released throughout the rest of the United States, and after five days, it reached 316 theatres.Awards and Achievements!
Academy Awards – 3 Wins and 9 Nominations
Golden Globe Awards – 5 Wins and 6 Nominations
Satellite Award – 1 Win and 2 Nominations
45th Academy Awards
Albert S. Ruddy won Best Picture Francis Ford Coppola nominated for Best Director Marlon Brando won for Best Actor James Caan, Robert Duvall, and AI Pacino were nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola won Best Adapted Screenplay Anna Hill Johnstone nominated as Best Costume Design William Reynolds and Peter Zinner were nominated for Best Film Editing Bud Grenzbach, Richard Portman, and Christopher Newman were nominated for Best Sound Nini Rota revoked for Best Original Dramatic Score26th British Academy Film Award
Marlon Brando nominated as Best Actor Robert Duvall nominated as Best Supporting Actor AI Pacino nominated as Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Nino Rota won Best Film Music25th Directors Guild of America Awards
Francis Ford Coppola won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
30th Golden Globe Awards
The Godfather won Best Motion Picture Drama Francis Ford Coppola won Best Director Motion Picture Marlon Brando won Best Motion Picture Actor Drama AI Pacino nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor Drama James Caan nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Motion Picture Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola won Best Screenplay Nino Rota won Best Original Score15th Grammy Awards
Nino Rota won Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or TV Special
25th Writers Guild of America Awards
Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola won Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium.