The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola
© D.R.
August 1945. Don Vito Corleone, godfather of one of the American mafia families, marries his daughter to a bookmaker. The godfather of a rival family wants to enter into an association with Corleone. Don Corleone refuses, leading to a ruthless war between the two families...
With : Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo, John Cazale
Screenplay : Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Image : Gordon Willis
Sound : Howard Beals
Editing : William Reynolds, Peter Zinner
Music : Nino Rota
Screenplay : Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Image : Gordon Willis
Sound : Howard Beals
Editing : William Reynolds, Peter Zinner
Music : Nino Rota
Production : Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions
Distribution: Park Circus
Distribution: Park Circus
Adapted from a novel by Mario Puzo, The Godfather is an absolute classic of American cinema with complex beginnings. A series of filmmakers was approached to direct this project, including Costa-Gavras. The head of Paramount, Robert Evans, who died last October, had wanted an Italian-American and Coppola put forward the idea of making a metaphor of American capitalism, coupled with Italian and more specifically Sicilian culture. Evans was won over and offered him the job. The film went on to win three Oscars, including the Best Actor for Marlon Brando.