The Godfather

Traces a Sicilian family's rise and fall from power in America. Stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and James Caan. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Vito Corleone is the Godfather, the Don of a New York crime family. In 1945, at his daughter Connie's wedding, Vito's youngest son, Michael, introduces his girlfriend, Kay Adams, to his family at the reception. Michael plots to murder drug baron Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, backed by the Tattaglia crime family, asks Vito for investment in his narcotics business and protection through his political connections. Vito declines, sending his enforcer, Luca Brasi, to spy on them, but Vito survives, and at the hospital Michael thwarts another

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Cast
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Richard Castellano, Richard Conte, Sterling Hayden, Al Lettieri, Gianni Russo, Abe Vigoda, John Marley, Alex Rocco, Al Martino

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Traces a Sicilian family's rise and fall from power in America. Stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and James Caan. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q47703 ↗ — length, color, country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright