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The Godfather
A 1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Theatrical poster Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Produced by Albert S. Ruddy Written by Novel: Mario Puzo Screenplay: Mario Puzo Francis Ford Coppola Robert Towne … see full wiki
Director:
Francis Ford Coppola
Genre:
Drama
Release Date:
March 15, 1972
MPAA Rating:
R
6 reviews about The Godfather
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**** out of **** The most overrated word is most definitely "overrated". Recently, I've heard the word been used in the most peculiar of situations; one of them being to describe the world-renowned cinematic classic, "The Godfather". Cinephiles of all ages are always attacking "classics" because they go in with some pretty large expectations. And when they don't get the "best movie of all time", they start making up reasons why the movie might be "bad". See...I don't like … more
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review by gamemaster340.
June 14, 2010
I did not care for the book so much as i did the movie. The movie was fantastic, being so old that is. I like old gangster movies. I like all old movies like this but this is my favorite. Would recommend to anyone.
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Quick Tip by DonnaL1.
September 01, 2009
The Godfather....who hasn't heard of this one?? Keeps pulling me back in...compelled to watch it, adore Al Pacino...great cast!
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One of the best films I have ever seen with a lot of memorable scenes and classic lines. On top of that probably the best directing ever and a perfect cast.Don Corleone, I honor you!Memorable dialogue to the last word (Michael is it true? No!).
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review by Robert1936.
June 27, 2003
After I purchased Mario Puzo's novel, I stayed up most of that night reading it. Two years later, this film adaptation appeared and I have since seen it (as well as Godfather Part II) more than a dozen times. Francis Ford Coppola deserves all of the praise and awards these films have received over the years. He should also be admired for insisting that Pacino and Brando be cast in two of the major roles despite strong opposition from Paramount. Coppola assembled a superb cast but also an equally … more
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review by fatherz.
August 24, 2001
Rarely does a film manage to express the power of a novel from which it was based -- but "The Godfather" does manage to do quite well. Realizing that the entire second section of the novel could not be fit into the movie (but was cleverly woven into "The Godfather, part 2") Puzo and Coppola produced a film which was remarkably consistent with the remainder of the book (although there are a few 'jumps' in the plot which make more sense to someone also familiar with the book). The cast for this picture … more
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