from Paramount Pictures
Directed by
Francis
Ford Coppola
Starring
Marlon
Brando (Vito Corleone)
Al
Pacino (Michael Corleone)
James
Caan (Sonny Corleone)
Richard S. Castellano (Clemenza)
Robert
Duvall (Tom Hagen)
Sterling
Hayden (Police Captain McCluskey)
John Marley (Jack Woltz)
Richard Conte (Barzini)
Al Lettieri (Sollozzo)
Diane
Keaton (Kay Adams)
Abe Vigoda (Tessio)
Talia Shire (Connie Corleone Rizzi)
Gianni Russo (Carlo Rizzi)
John
Cazale (Fredo Corleone)
Alex Rocco (Moe Green)
Written by
Francis
Coppola
Mario
Puzo (novel)
Original Music by
Nino
Rota
Carmine
Coppola
Rated: 
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 The quintessential film
depiction of the Cosa Nostra or Mafia and how it came to attain
and keep its power in the Italian-American community. Five families
control the interests of the New York-New Jersey area in the
World War II and post-war era; the most powerful one headed by
Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). The aging Don must transfer
power to one of his three sons. He would prefer to give it to
Sonny (James Cann), already in the business. But the position
goes to Michael (Al Pacino), the youngest, the most even-tempered
of the Corleone sons. The film centers around Michael's adaptation
to his new position, his handling of the violence that goes with
the job and which is often leveled against his family, and his
tragically aborted marriage to his Sicilian fiancee. Based on
Mario Puzo's novel.
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