The Godfather

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Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando 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 Puzo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film has come to be known as one of the greatest of all time.

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Release:

1972

Running Time:

175 min

Certificate:

Suitable only for adults

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Genre:

Drama

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Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

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james griffiths
godfather
13 January 2012
IF YOU LIKE MOB WARS AND GANGSTER FILMS, THIS IS THE BEST THAT WAS EVER MADE , IT SPAWNED A HOST OF OTHER GANGSTER MOVIES , GRIT , HONOR, LOYALTY, ALCOHOL CRIME , EXTORTION,MURDER, ASSASSINATIONS, ABOUND IN THIS FILM .......ENJOY
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Andy Gard
Mafia Classic.
23 April 2011
Without doubt one of the greatest movies ever made. Marlon Brando is simply brilliant as the don, for me his personal best performance of his career. The story flows beautifully throughout and the acting is quite simply superb with also a fantastic performance from a young Al Pacino that without doubt put him right on the acting map. This without question with the second installment is the greatest mafia film of all time and has never been matched despite it's age.

A film for the older and younger generation, this film is a must see, You will be dying to watch the second one at the end of this film. Brilliant.
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Sam Spade
An American Classic
06 December 2008
The Godfather has grown in stature since it's release to become one of the most revered of all American movies. As time has passed it has found an ongoing passionate following with younger generations and in many ways it is a rare occurance: a film that appeals to both film specialists and a more mainstream viewer. The promise of violence may be the hook but it's the mature visual style, distanced point of view, and slow-burning pace that really enthralls. It's a very mature visual style that is closer to classic Hollywood cinema of the past than other films of the 70s (and today) and one that is closely focused on the meticulous dialogue and slowly-shifting statuses of its characters. It has also become a kind of benchmark of performance, with Brando and Pacino representing the older and newer generation of character-acting movie stars.
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