Godfather, The

Crime, Action

Robert Duvall	Tom Hagen
Al Pacino	Michael Corleone
Diane Keaton	Kay Adams
Sterling Hayden	Capt. Mark McCluskey
Talia Shire	Connie
John Marley	Jack Woltz
James Caan	Santino Corleone
Marlon Brando	Don Vito Corleone
Richard Conte	Emilio Barzini
Richard Castellano
Richard S. Castellano	Pete Clemenza

Director	Francis Ford Coppola
Producer	Albert S. Ruddy; Steve Chasman
Writer	Francis Ford Coppola; Mario Puzo
Cinematography	Gordon Willis
Musician	Nino Rota; Johann Sebastian Bach; Carmine Coppola; Jay Livingston; Ray Evans; Johnny Farrow; Marty Symes; J. Fred Coots; Haven Gillespie

Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy Award nominations, and won three including Best Picture of 1972.