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The Godfather

8.7/10

Rating

175 min

Runtime

1972

Release Year

Francis Ford Coppola

Director

Cast

Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Richard S. Castellano

Quick Synopsis

Set between 1945 and 1955, the story follows the Corleone family, a fictional Italian-American crime family based in New York. After the family’s head, Vito Corleone, survives an assassination attempt, his youngest son Michael takes responsibility for protecting the family. Michael then leads a series of violent actions against those who tried to kill his father, marking his entry into the family's criminal operations.

Detailed Synopsis of The Godfather

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.

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