Friday, June 4, 2010

The Godfather By Victor Osoria


The Godfather is 1972 movie based on a novel of the same name by Mario Puzo. It is directed by Francis Ford Coppola and is written from a screenplay by Mario Puzo, also. The movie stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan and many other actor including Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. The Godfather is a gangster film that chronicles the fictional Italian Corleone Family. The story spans ten years from 1945 to 1955 and is about the ageing patriarch of the crime dynasty and transfers control of the empire to his reluctant son.

The movie had won 3 Academy Awards for Best Actor for Marlon Brando, Best Picture and Best Adapted screenplay. The film was also nominated for other award Best Supporting Actor for Al Pacino, James Caan, and Robert Duvall, Best Director, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound Mixings. The film is also respected by not only the public but critics on an international scale and often listed as one of the greatest films ever made and is often found in Top 10 lists.

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