The Godfather

Embed this Topic
The Godfather is a 1972 American thriller film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and Robert Towne (uncredited). It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte and Diane Keaton, and features John Cazale , Talia Shire, Al Martino , and Abe Vigoda. The story spans ten years fr... more
Read article at Wikipedia

Initial release date:

  • 1972

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 55 min

Estimated budget:

  • 6,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

View The Godfather: Screenplay writers »

Also known as:

  • The Godfather - Part 1,
  • Il Padrino

Film

Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an Italian-American film director, producer and screenwriter. Away from showbusiness, Coppola is also a vintner, magazine publisher and hotelier. He is a graduate of Hofstra University where he studied theatre. He earned an M.F.A. in film directing from...

Tagline:

  • An offer you can't refuse.

Genres:

View The Godfather: Genre »

Subjects:

Story by:

Cinematography:

Edited by:

View entire collection »

Music by:

View entire collection »

Runtime:

  • 2 h 55 min

Languages:

View Languages The Godfather is available in »

Country of origin:

Notable filming locations:

View The Godfather film locations »

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 6,000,000

Soundtrack:

Film Series:

Production companies:

Distributors:

top ↑

Awards

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee Nominated work
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1973
View entire collection »

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • Role: Don Vito Corleone -- Mr. Brando refused the award
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1973
View entire collection »

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 2
  • 2007
  • 3
  • 1998
  • 3
  • 1
View entire collection »
top ↑

Media Common

Adapted From

The Godfather

The Godfather is a crime novel written by American author Mario Puzo, originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons. It details the story of a fictitious Sicilian Mafia family based in New York City (and Long Beach, NY) and headed by Don Vito Corleone, who became synonymous with the Italian...

Quotations:

top ↑

Facts from the Community

From the Great Films base

Appears in ranked lists:

List Ranking
  • 3
  • 1
View entire collection »
top ↑

Similar topics in Freebase

  • The Godfather Part III

    The Godfather Part III

    The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American thriller film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola. It completes the story of Michael Corleone, a Mafia kingpin who tries to legitimize his criminal empire. The movie also weaves into its plot a fictionalized account of...
  • The Departed

    The Departed

    The Departed is a 2006 American crime drama film remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The Departed was directed by Martin Scorsese, written by William Monahan and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga and Mark...
  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War. The plot revolves around two US Army special operations officers, one of whom, Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) of MACV-SOG, is sent into the jungle to assassinate the other, the rogue and presumably insane...
  • There Will Be Blood

    There Will Be Blood

    There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American drama film directed, written and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film is loosely based on the Upton Sinclair novel Oil! (1927). It tells the story of a silver-miner-turned-oil-man on a ruthless quest for wealth during Southern California's oil boom of...
  • The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. The film is both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, chronicling the story of the Corleone family following the events of the first film while also depicting the...
  • Goodfellas

    Goodfellas

    Goodfellas (also styled GoodFellas) is a 1990 semi-fictional crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. The film follows the rise and fall of three gangsters, spanning...

These people have edited this topic:

  • alexander Metaweb Staff
  • robert Metaweb Staff
  • goodpairofshoes
  • tristan Metaweb Staff
  • eiahdelacruz Metaweb Staff
Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!

Freebase Attribution

Freebase data is free for use under the CC-BY license.

The original description for The Godfather was automatically generated from Wikipedia.org licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
[1]
Learn more about Freebase licensing and attribution