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The Godfather (1972)

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Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Francis Ford Coppola
  • Profile picture of Marlon Brando
    Don Vito Corleone Marlon Brando
  • Profile picture of Al Pacino
    Michael Corleone Al Pacino
  • Profile picture of James Caan
    Sonny Corleone James Caan
  • Profile picture of Robert Duvall
    Tom Hagen Robert Duvall
  • Profile picture of Richard S. Castellano
    Clemenza Richard S. Castellano
  • Profile picture of Diane Keaton
    Kay Adams Diane Keaton
  • Profile picture of Talia Shire
    Connie Corleone Rizzi Talia Shire
  • Profile picture of Gianni Russo
    Carlo Rizzi Gianni Russo

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  • loss of loved one
  • love at first sight
  • italy
  • symbolism
  • patriarch
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  • organized crime
  • mafia
  • religion
  • lawyer
  • revenge motive
  • crime family
  • sicilian mafia
  • religious hypocrisy
  • gun violence
  • rise to power
  • dead horse
  • gang violence
  • aggressive
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • mafia war
  • vindictive
  • tense
  • audacious
  • familiar