Set in the mid 1940s soon after the end of WWII. The film chronicles the inner workings of a Mafia family, the Corleones, as it adjusts to the changes in American life and the passing of the baton from its patriarch (Marlon Brando) to his youngest son (Al Pacino). Based on the best selling novel by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola (YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW). This epic gangster film is one of the great American films, a staggering record of the rise of corruption in America with "family values" at its core. In a rare case of a film improving on the book, Coppola has taken Puzo's pulp novel and turned it into something rich and artful. The performances are all flawless and Gordon Willis's evocative cinematography is masterful. The film received rave reviews and was a massive hit at the box office, proving that Art and popularity aren't mutually exclusive. The amazing cast includes Diane Keaton, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, Richard Conte, Talia Shire, Richard Castellano, John Cazale, Morgana King and Al Martino.
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