The Godfather

1972 • Drama, Crime • 2h 55min • Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Overview

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Cast

  • Marlon Brando
    Don Vito Corleone

  • Al Pacino
    Michael Corleone

  • James Caan
    Sonny Corleone

  • Robert Duvall
    Tom Hagen

  • Richard S. Castellano
    Clemenza