The Godfather The Godfather, box-office hit motion picture about the fortunes of a prominent Mafia family during the 1940s and 1950s, based on a best-selling novel by Mario Puzo.
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The Godfather The Godfather, box-office hit motion picture about the fortunes of a prominent Mafia family during the 1940s and 1950s, based on a best-selling novel by Mario Puzo. Released in 1972, the film won Academy Awards for best picture and for the screenplay by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola. Marlon Brando earned an Academy Award for his performance as Don Vito Corleone, the head of the crime family. When narcotics smugglers ask Corleone for permission to sell drugs in his territory, he refuses, and gang war breaks out. Corleone's youngest son, Michael (played by Al Pacino), ends up taking control of the family's business. Unlike his father and brother, Michael is not hot tempered--he is educated and businesslike. Under his direction, the family disposes of most of their enemies and expands their business interests until they control all the crime syndicates in the United States. Director Francis Ford Coppola Cast Marlon Brando (Don Vito Corleone) Al Pacino (Michael Corleone) James Caan (Sonny Corleone) Richard Castellano (Clemenza) Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen) Sterling Hayden (McCluskey) John Marley (Jack Woltz) Richard Conte (Barzini) Diane Keaton (Kay Adams) Al Lettieri (Sollozzo) Abe Vigoda (Tessio) Talia Shire (Connie Rizzi) Gianni Russo (Carlo Rizzi) John Cazale (Fredo Corleone) Rudy Bond (Cuneo) Al Martino (Johnny Fontane) Morgana King (Mama Corleone) Lenny Montana (Luca Brasi) John Martino (Paulie Gatto) Salvatore Corsitto (Bonasera) Richard Bright (Neri) Alex Rocco (Moe Greene) Tony Giorgio (Bruno Tattaglia) Vito Scotti (Nazorine) Tere Livrano (Theresa Hagen) Victor Rendina (Phillip Tattaglia) Jeannie Linero (Lucy Mancini) Julie Gregg (Sandra Corleone) Ardell Sheridan (Mrs. Clemenza) Simonetta Stefanelli (Apollonia) Angelo Infanti (Fabrizio) Corrado Gaipa (Don Tommasino) Franco Citti (Calo) Saro Urzi (Vitelli) Awards Academy Award for Best Picture (1972) Academy Award for Best Actor (1972): Marlon Brando Academy Award for Best Writing--Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (1972): Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture--Drama (1973) Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor--Drama (1973): Marlon Brando Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Director (1973): Francis Ford Coppola Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (1973): Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (1973): Nino Rota New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor (1972): Robert Duvall Quote Don Vito Corleone: "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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