The Godfather

The Godfather
Directed by	Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by	Albert S. Ruddy; Gray Frederickson (associate)
Written by	Mario Puzo (also novel); Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)
Music by	Carmine Coppola; Nino Rota
Cinematography	Gordon Willis
Edited by	William Reynolds; Peter Zimmer
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Running time	175 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English / Italian / Latin
Budget	$6,000,000

The Godfather is a 1972 American movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, and stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. The story of the movie takes place from 1945 to 1955.

It has been considered one of the best movies about the Mafia. In addition, many have called it the best movie of all time; it also appears on many such lists, including AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (where it was ranked at number three).

The Godfather won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (for Marlon Brando, who refused the award), and Best Adapted Screenplay.^[1]

A sequel, The Godfather Part II, was released in 1974 and won another Best Picture Oscar. It was the only sequel to do so until 2003's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The third movie in the Godfather trilogy, The Godfather Part III, came out in 1990. The critics thought it was not as good as the other two movies.

Release dates[change | change source]

Country	Premiere
Canada	24 March 1972
United States	24 March 1972
Japan	15 July 1972
Uruguay	10 August 1972
United Kingdom	24 August 1972
West Germany	24 August 1972
Ireland	25 August 1972
Brazil	10 September 1972
Argentina	20 September 1972
Italy	21 September 1972
Sweden	27 September 1972
Finland	29 September 1972
Greece	29 September 1972
Mexico	4 October 1972
France	18 October 1972
Spain	20 October 1972
Portugal	24 October 1972
Australia	2 November 1972
Denmark	26 December 1972
Poland	31 December 1972
Netherlands	18 January 1973
Turkey	October 1973
Hong Kong	11 October 1973
Czechoslovakia	1 January 1975
South Korea	25 May 1977
Hungary	25 March 1982