The Godfather (1972)

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Epic tale of a 1940s New York Mafia family and their struggle to protect their empire from rival families as the leadership switches from the father to his youngest son.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation

Running Time: 2 hrs. 55 min.

Release Date: March 24, 1972 Nationwide

MPAA Rating: R

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

U.S. Box Office: $1,264,852


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Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by: Albert S. Ruddy, Gray Frederickson
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Critical Consensus

Critics Reviews Average Grade: A

BBC, Neil Smith
"...Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece reveals something new every time you watch it." more... A
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"... inviting us to consider the Mafia entirely on its own terms." more... A
Film Threat, Ron Wells
"...American classic..." more... A
filmcritic.com, James Brundage
"As scary as it is intelligent, as funny as it is touching..." more... A

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