Cast:
Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
James Caan
Robert Duvall
Talia Shire
Diane Keaton
Based on the best-selling novel by Mario Puzo (who cowrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola), The Godfather is an epic tale of Mafia life in America during the 1940s and '50s. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is the family patriarch balancing a love of his family with an ambitious criminal instinct. At the wedding of the don’s daughter, Connie (Talia Shire), youngest son Michael (Al Pacino), a decorated war veteran, is reunited with his family. After an assassination attempt leaves the Godfather too ill to run the family business, sons Michael and Sonny (James Caan), with the help of consigliere Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall), lead the Corleones into a vendetta-filled war with the other mob families. Violent revenge ensues as the family tries to change from its old criminal ways into legitimacy. Diane Keaton, in a stark departure from her usual comedic roles, plays Kay, the long-suffering wife of Michael Corleone. Brilliant casting, music, and storytelling help make The Godfather a classic.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola - Rated R
There are few movies which really shine in every way. It is said that nothing is perfect. The Godfather, and it's powerful sequel, are definately two flawless movies. The Godfather is one of the most powerful and real movies ever made. There is no way to refute the fact that this is one of the few perfect movies. The acting in this movie is phenomenal. The story is so brilliant and chilling. The symbolism is absolutely incredible. I can't think of any other movie with so much modern relevance and imagery as this. The films takes us inside a mob family to see that they are real people. It is movie that would never be so close to mob reality until Scorcese's Goodfellas. Overall, The Godfather is one of the greatest films ever made for so many reasons. "*****!" "A powerful and chilling drama!" "The greatest film ever made!" "Brando and Pacino shine like gold!" "A real hit!" "This is a movie you just can't refuse!"
