{"id":1140,"date":"2016-07-04T20:26:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T20:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctgmovies.com\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2020-08-25T20:18:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T14:18:18","slug":"the-godfather-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ctgmovies.com\/?p=1140","title":{"rendered":"The Godfather (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><b>The Godfather<\/b><\/i> is a 1972 <a title=\"Cinema of the United States\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cinema_of_the_United_States\">American<\/a> <a title=\"Crime film\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_film\">crime film<\/a> directed by <a title=\"Francis Ford Coppola\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Ford_Coppola\">Francis Ford Coppola<\/a> and produced by <a title=\"Albert S. Ruddy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albert_S._Ruddy\">Albert S. Ruddy<\/a>, based on <a title=\"Mario Puzo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mario_Puzo\">Mario Puzo<\/a>&#8216;s best-selling <a title=\"The Godfather (novel)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Godfather_(novel)\">novel of the same name<\/a>. It stars <a title=\"Marlon Brando\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marlon_Brando\">Marlon Brando<\/a> and <a title=\"Al Pacino\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Pacino\">Al Pacino<\/a> as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the <a title=\"Corleone family\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corleone_family\">family<\/a> under the patriarch <a title=\"Vito Corleone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vito_Corleone\">Vito Corleone<\/a>, focusing on the transformation of <a title=\"Michael Corleone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Corleone\">Michael Corleone<\/a> (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless <a title=\"American Mafia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Mafia\">Mafia<\/a> <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Crime boss\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_boss\">boss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Paramount Pictures\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramount_Pictures\">Paramount Pictures<\/a> obtained the rights to the novel before it gained popularity for the price of $80,000. Studio executives had trouble finding a director, as their first few candidates turned down the position. They and Coppola disagreed over who would play several characters, in particular Vito and Michael. Filming was done on location and completed earlier than scheduled. The musical score was composed primarily by <a title=\"Nino Rota\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nino_Rota\">Nino Rota<\/a> with additional pieces by <a title=\"Carmine Coppola\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carmine_Coppola\">Carmine Coppola<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The film was the <a title=\"1972 in film\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1972_in_film#Top_grossing_films_.28U.S..29\">highest-grossing film of 1972<\/a> and was for a time the <a title=\"List of highest-grossing films\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_highest-grossing_films#Timeline_of_highest-grossing_films\">highest grossing film ever made<\/a>. It won the <a title=\"Academy Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Awards\">Oscars<\/a> for <a title=\"Academy Award for Best Picture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture\">Best Picture<\/a>, <a title=\"Academy Award for Best Actor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor\">Best Actor<\/a> (Brando) and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Writing_(Adapted_Screenplay)\">Best Adapted Screenplay<\/a> (for Puzo and Coppola). Its seven other Oscar nominations included Pacino, <a title=\"James Caan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Caan\">James Caan<\/a> and <a title=\"Robert Duvall\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Duvall\">Robert Duvall<\/a> for <a title=\"Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor\">Best Supporting Actor<\/a> and Coppola for <a title=\"Academy Award for Best Director\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director\">Best Director<\/a>. It was followed by sequels <i><a title=\"The Godfather Part II\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Godfather_Part_II\">The Godfather Part II<\/a><\/i> (1974) and <i><a title=\"The Godfather Part III\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Godfather_Part_III\">Part III<\/a><\/i> in (1990).<\/p>\n<p><i>The Godfather<\/i> is widely regarded as one of the <a title=\"List of films considered the best\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_films_considered_the_best\">greatest films in world cinema<\/a> and one of the most influential, especially in the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Gangster film\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gangster_film\">gangster<\/a> genre. It was selected for preservation in the United States <a title=\"National Film Registry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Film_Registry\">National Film Registry<\/a> in 1990 and is ranked the <a title=\"AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movies_(10th_Anniversary_Edition)\">second greatest film in American cinema<\/a> (behind <i><a title=\"Citizen Kane\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Citizen_Kane\">Citizen Kane<\/a><\/i>) by the <a title=\"American Film Institute\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Film_Institute\">American Film Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo&#8217;s novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). When the don&#8217;s youngest son, Michael (Al Pacino), reluctantly joins the Mafia, he become<span class=\"_dgc\">s involved in the inevitable cycle of violence and betrayal. 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