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The Godfather(Movie, 1972)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 55min | Genres: Drama, Crime
The GodfatherRating: 4.4/5 (with 94809,480 votes) 190
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The ensemble cast includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy, chronicling the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando) from 1945 to 1955. It focuses on the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), fr... ()
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"The Godfather" is currently available on 2 providers. The Godfather can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German, English
Duration: 2h 55min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 2h 58min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for The Godfather

Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 3x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Academy Award for Best Sound

About The Godfather

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Trailer for The Godfather + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

50th Anniversary Trailer(Trailer, 2:11)

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Der Pate - Trailer (Trailer, DE)
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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Mario Puzo ("The Godfather")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Latin (LA)
Translated into 44 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hindi (HI), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Armenian (HY), Indonesian (ID), Icelandic (IS), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Malayalam (ML), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Uzbek (UZ), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/24/1972 (World premiere: 03/14/1972)
Appearing Characters: Vito Corleone, Michael Corleone, Sonny Corleone, Peter Clemenza, Tom Hagen, Emilio Barzini, Salvatore Tessio, Connie Corleone, Carlo Rizzi, Fredo Corleone, Carmela Corleone, Luca Brasi, Al Neri, Moe Greene, Mark McCluskey, Jack Woltz, Virgil Sollozzo, Kay Adams-Corleone, Johnny Fontane, Paulie Gatto, Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone, Fabrizio, Calò, Willi Cicci, Don Tommasino, Sandra Corleone, Amerigo Bonasera, Bruno Tattaglia
Producer: Albert S. Ruddy
Executive Producer: Robert Evans
Director of Photography: Gordon Willis
Composer: Nino Rota
Costume designer: Anna Hill Johnstone
Production Designer: Dean Tavoularis
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Xaç Atası"
"O Poderoso Chefão I"
"教父1"
"教父Ⅰ"
"El Padrino I"
"Le Parrain - 1ère partie"
"Le Parrain 1"
"پدرخوانده"
"ゴッドファーザー"
"Krusttēvs"
"De Peetvader"
"Ojciec chrzestny"
"O Padrinho"
"Кум"
"Крестный отец"
"Крёстный отец"
"Baba"
"The Godfather Part 1"
"The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration"

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