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The Godfather
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son in this crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
10 August 1942, The Bronx, New York, USA
13 September 1959, Bronx, New York, USA
25 April 1946, Lake Success, Long Island, New York, USA
21 July 1940, Kaplan, Louisiana, USA
1 October 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 August 1922, El Paso, Texas, USA
26 March 1916, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA
8 March 1926, San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 11, 2015
It is a long (three hours), often exciting and always well-directed film about the struggle for survival of one of the five Mafia 'families,' the Corleones, in late 1940s New York.
February 26, 2014
The Godfather is overflowing with life, rich with all the grand emotions and vital juices of existence, up to and including blood.
August 11, 2011
A defining film in the history of cinema, The Godfather introduced a legendary filmmaker and several acting greats in the telling of an Italian American dynasty undone by the tragic circumstances of their criminal exploits.
February 04, 2014
That lasting popularity isn't a fluke; the "Godfather" films stand the test of time because these aren't just movies, they're cultural touchstones.
February 26, 2014
This elegiac organised-crime saga from the young Francis Ford Coppola is one of the all-time high watermarks of American cinema, rich with subtle acting and blessed with stunning cinematography from Gordon Willis.
February 22, 2015
Brando is the strong magnet that will draw fans to The Godfather. But behind-the-scenes creativity is of equal value to this film of towering proportions.
February 13, 2012
It's hard to find a moment in the film that isn't great. The Godfather lives up to the term masterpiece.
February 22, 2015
I don't see how any gifted actor could have done less than Brando does here. His resident power, his sheer innate force, has rarely seemed weaker.
September 24, 2012
Brando's triumph and fascination is less that of an actor of parts than of a star galaxy of myths.
March 15, 2017
This is a curious film. One comes to understand, even to condone, the activities of the Godfather and his clan.
January 04, 2015
... its amber antique look, its misty-eyed, soft-hearted vision of honorable men battling for their shot at the American main chance as much a part of our collective iconography as ... Citizen Kane or ... The Great Gatsby.