| Compare Prices (See All Offers) |
| |
|
$11.99 
at J&R Music and Computer World
|
| |
|
$8.11 
at HotMovieSale.com
|
| |
|
$15.99 
at Family Video
|
| |
|
$11.98 
at Buy.com Marketplaces
|
| |
|
$3.94 
at Amazon Marketplace
|
| |
|
$3.95 
at Amazon Marketplace
|
| |
|
$4.61 
at Amazon Marketplace
|
| |
|
$8.94 
at Amazon Marketplace
|
| Why are these stores listed? |
|
|
Key Information
|
| Directors: |
Francis Ford Coppola |
| Stars: |
Al Pacino |
| Actors: |
Richard Conte |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Classic · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Spanish Subtitled |
| UPC: |
097360804942 |
| Release Date: |
1972 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 55min |
|
Languages
|
| Original Language: |
English |
|
DVD Editions
|
| : |
Format: DVD: Checkpoint, 2hr 55min Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (May 11, 2004) UPC: 097360804928 |
|
VHS Editions
|
| : |
Format: VHS: Spanish Subtitled, 2hr 51min Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (October 12, 1999) UPC: 097360804904 |
|
Credits
|
| Screenwriter: |
Francis Ford Coppola |
|
Professional Reviews
|
| : |
(07/16/2004, p.31, Entertainment Weekly Staff): "Brando turns from Method to myth, with an Oscar-winning performance so calculatedly eccentric and full of inspired surprises that his character stands apart from all the others..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Based on the bestselling novel by Mario Puzo (who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola), THE GODFATHER tells an epic tale of Mafia life in America during the 1940s and '50s. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is the family patriarch balancing a love of his family with an ambitious criminal instinct. At the wedding of the Don's daughter, Connie (Talia Shire), youngest son Michael (Al Pacino) is reunited with his family. A subsequent assassination attempt leaves the Don too ill to run the family business, forcing Michael and Sonny (James Caan), with the help of consigliere Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall), to lead the Corleones into a vendetta-filled war with other mob families. Violent revenge ensues as the family tries to change from its old criminal ways into legitimacy. <br> <br> Coppola's certified masterpiece, which won three Oscars (including Best Picture) and spawned an Oscar-winning sequel (THE GODFATHER PART II), set a new screen standard for merging blood-soaked violence with intimate... |
| Return to top |
|