The Godfather
1972 · TMDB 8.7
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Why it matters
The Coppola Restoration (DVD / Blu-ray)Francis Ford Coppola’s trilogy had suffered significant print degradation over decades. The comprehensive restoration project undertaken for its box set release demonstrated the technical precision required to repair damaged celluoid, preser...
- Runtime
- 175 min
- Released
- 1972-03-14
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 8.7
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