Directed by:
Francis Ford CoppolaCinematography:
Gordon WillisComposer:
Nino RotaCast:
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda (more)VOD (5)
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Regarded as one of the best American films ever by the American Film Institute, Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar(r)-winning* role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. The Godfather(tm) is a violent and chilling portrait of the Sicilian family's struggle to stay in power in a post-war America of corruption, deceit and betrayal. Coppola begins his legendary trilogy, masterfully balancing the story of the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy Award(r) nominations, and won three including Best Picture of 1972. (Paramount Pictures UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1973 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1973 - Marlon Brando (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1973 - Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1973 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1973 - Robert Duvall (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1973 - James Caan (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1973 - Al Pacino (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1973 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1973 - Nino Rota (Best Original Dramatic Score)
- 1973 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 1973 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1973 - Nino Rota (Best Music)
- 1973 - Marlon Brando (Best Leading Actor)
- 1973 - Robert Duvall (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1973 - Best Costume Design
- 1973 - Al Pacino (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
Golden Globes
- 1973 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1973 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Director)
- 1973 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Screenplay)
- 1973 - Marlon Brando (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1973 - Nino Rota (Best Original Score)
- 1973 - Al Pacino (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1973 - James Caan (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1972 - Robert Duvall (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1972 - Best Film
- 1972 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Director)
- 1972 - Marlon Brando (Best Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 2022 - Best Film Collection Release
- 2009 - Best DVD Movie Collection