The Godfather
The leader of a crime perpetrating family is about to let go of his post as age is not on his side anymore. This will not go as easy as the family assumes as drums of war begin to echo.
22 April 1965, Paris, France
21 July 1940, Kaplan, Louisiana, USA
25 April 1946, Lake Success, Long Island, New York, USA
29 February 1936, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
27 September 1923, Herkimer, New York, USA
12 June 1928, Oakland, California, USA
11 June 1910, New York City, New York, USA
3 April 1939, Yonkers, New York, USA
28 December 1916, New York, USA
September 24, 2012
Brando's triumph and fascination is less that of an actor of parts than of a star galaxy of myths.
March 15, 2017
This is a curious film. One comes to understand, even to condone, the activities of the Godfather and his clan.
February 26, 2014
This elegiac organised-crime saga from the young Francis Ford Coppola is one of the all-time high watermarks of American cinema, rich with subtle acting and blessed with stunning cinematography from Gordon Willis.
February 22, 2015
I don't see how any gifted actor could have done less than Brando does here. His resident power, his sheer innate force, has rarely seemed weaker.
February 04, 2014
That lasting popularity isn't a fluke; the "Godfather" films stand the test of time because these aren't just movies, they're cultural touchstones.
March 11, 2015
It is a long (three hours), often exciting and always well-directed film about the struggle for survival of one of the five Mafia 'families,' the Corleones, in late 1940s New York.
February 13, 2012
It's hard to find a moment in the film that isn't great. The Godfather lives up to the term masterpiece.
February 26, 2014
The Godfather is overflowing with life, rich with all the grand emotions and vital juices of existence, up to and including blood.
August 11, 2011
A defining film in the history of cinema, The Godfather introduced a legendary filmmaker and several acting greats in the telling of an Italian American dynasty undone by the tragic circumstances of their criminal exploits.
January 04, 2015
... its amber antique look, its misty-eyed, soft-hearted vision of honorable men battling for their shot at the American main chance as much a part of our collective iconography as ... Citizen Kane or ... The Great Gatsby.
February 22, 2015
Brando is the strong magnet that will draw fans to The Godfather. But behind-the-scenes creativity is of equal value to this film of towering proportions.
