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The Godfather

(1972)

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Film Information*

Synopsis:
Country:	United States	Genre:	Action, Adaptation, Drama, Crime
Rating:	R	Running time:	175 mins.
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment, United International Pictures (UIP)
Release Date:	03/15/1972	Cumulative Box Office:	$1,264,852.00

a.k.a : Parrain
Logline: A mob boss' son takes over the family business after his father is injured in a mob hit.
Epic tale of a 1940s New York Mafia family and their struggle to protect their empire from rival families as the leadership switches from the father t .....

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Credits*

Director:	Francis Ford Coppola
Producer:	Albert S Ruddy

Actor	Role
Marlon Brando	Don Vito Corleone
Al Pacino	Michael
James Caan	Sonny
Richard S Castellano	Clemenza
Robert Duvall	Tom Hagen
Sterling Hayden	Capt. McCluskey
John Marley	Jack Woltz
Richard Conte	Barzini
Diane Keaton	Kay Adams
Al Lettieri	Sollozzo

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Companies*

Company	Role
Alfran Productions, Inc	Producer Credit
Alfran Productions, Inc	Production Company
Paramount Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Studio
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor

Awards*

1972 British Academy Award For Best Orignal Score.

1972 Golden Globe Award Winner for Best Picture--Drama, Best Actor--Drama (Brando), Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.

Brando was not in attendance at the Oscar ceremony and Native-American Sacheen Littlefeather refused the Best Actor award on his behalf, reading a statement from Brando citing the treatment of American Indians in film and television for the action.

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Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in USA March 1972.
Limited re-release in USA March 21, 1997.

Locations*

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

New York City, New York, USA

Sicily, Italy

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