The Godfather

March 14, 1972 • ⭐ 8.7

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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Stars

Marlon Brando — Don Vito Corleone

Al Pacino — Michael Corleone

James Caan — Sonny Corleone

Robert Duvall — Tom Hagen

Richard S. Castellano — Clemenza

Diane Keaton — Kay Adams

Talia Shire — Connie Corleone Rizzi

Gianni Russo — Carlo Rizzi

Sterling Hayden — Captain McCluskey

John Marley — Jack Woltz

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Release Date

March 14, 1972