The Godfather

1972 · directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Rating

99/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, Oscar Winner, NFR

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.

The Godfather (1972), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, rates 99/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Marlon Brando
• Al Pacino
• James Caan
• Robert Duvall
• Richard S. Castellano
• Diane Keaton
• Talia Shire
• Gianni Russo
• Sterling Hayden
• John Marley

Crew

• Gordon Willis — Director of Photography
• Peter Zinner — Editor
• William Reynolds — Editor
• Nino Rota — Original Music Composer
• Francis Ford Coppola — Screenplay
• Mario Puzo — Screenplay

More from Francis Ford Coppola

1. Apocalypse Now (1979) — 97/100 · hit
2. The Godfather Part II (1974) — 97/100 · hit
3. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) — 91/100 · hit
4. The Conversation (1974) — 87/100 · hit
5. The Rainmaker (1997) — 73/100
6. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) — 72/100

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