The Godfather
1972
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After ten years of underachieving and markedly diminished interest in his films, he starred as Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), which helped him win his second Academy Award and Golden Globe Award in a performance considered among the finest in the art form's history, based on extensive surveys of critics, directors and other actors.
Mar 24, 1972 · The Godfather: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano. The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
The Godfather was nominated for seven awards at the 30th Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture – Drama, James Caan for Best Supporting Actor, Al Pacino and Marlon Brando for Best Actor – Drama, Best Score, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
1 day ago · Vito Corleone's tragic backstory unfolds in The Godfather Part II, from his birth in 1891 to his death in 1955. Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro both won Oscars for playing Vito, showcasing the character's iconic status. Vito's rise from a Sicilian immigrant to a powerful American crime lord is explored, including his revenge on Don Ciccio.
Oct 7, 2021 · Marlon Brando in The Godfather. From Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock. It was January 1971. Paramount had snagged the rights to Mario Puzo’s raging best seller, The Godfather, cheap. Now, the...
Godfather. [the Don at first shrugs, but upon hearing the title he lifts his hand, and a humbled Bonasera kisses the ring on it] Don Corleone : Good. [He places his hand around Bonasera in a paternal gesture] Don Corleone : Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me.
Jun 12, 2024 · The Godfather is an American gangster epic film (1972) starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino that was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who also cowrote the screenplay. In 2002 it was named one of the National Society of Film Critics’ 100 Essential Films.
Apr 3, 2014 · Brando's career was reborn in 1972 with his depiction of Mafia chieftain Don Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, a role for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor....
Sep 9, 2022 · Through his physical and emotional work, Marlon Brando crafts an entire life for Vito Corleone beyond what we see on screen. This method style approach is what makes his performance so...
Mar 16, 1997 · The story by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola is a brilliant conjuring act, inviting us to consider the Mafia entirely on its own terms. Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) emerges as a sympathetic and even admirable character; during the entire film, this lifelong professional criminal does nothing of which we can really disapprove.
