The Godfather
- Release Date
- March 14, 1972
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast
- Marlon Brando , Al Pacino , James Caan , Richard S. Castellano , Robert Duvall , Sterling Hayden
- Runtime
- 175
- Main Genre
- Crime
- Writers
- Mario Puzo , Francis Ford Coppola
- Tagline
- An offer you can't refuse.
Summary
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.
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