One of the great works of cinema

Rating: Null/10 (14 March 2004)

THE GODFATHER C-170min(1972)****D:Francis Ford Coppola. Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte. Francis Ford Coppola's unique crime saga remains one of the most popular and memorable films ever made as a Mafia boss's innocent son gets into the family busisness. A strong American film with moving performances, top-notch direction, and a tightly-plotted Oscar winning script by Coppola and Mario Puzo from his novel along with Nino Rota's tragic score and Gordon Willis's
groundbreaking cinematography makes this a superlative effort. Oscar winner for Best Picture and to Brando's magnetic performances. Followed by two sequels.