The Godfather
Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale
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 to his youngest son.
DVD Released: October 9, 2001
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June 24, 2009Coming from an Italian family, I feel like I have seen bits and pieces of these films my entire life. But they never made much of an impression on me other then the fact that it seemed like they were a constant topic and point of reference for the people in the family and that p... ...( read more )
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June 13, 2009An absolute masterpiece. Quite possibly one of, if not THE greatest film of all time. can it be said that a film has defined a genre, but never is that more true than in the case of The Godfather. Since the release of the 1972 epic (which garnered ten Academy Award nominations an... ...( read more )
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May 3, 2009Let it be known now, you watch this, you're not going anywhere for three hours. And don't pause it for too long, you don't really WANT to leave.
The epic saga of Corleone family begins here, showing how father and son operate a Mafia family, with the origins of the young Vito (p... ...( read more ) -
June 30, 2009This is the best "Gangster" Film... ever, is violent, but there's a lovestory, bue WAIT! ganstas fell love!?, then they hate each other!! havent seen the second one, that's a sin rightP
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October 5, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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