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Roisin Dubh       TheGodfather@greatestmovieevermade.com 5-12-2011 8:00 PM
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Director:
Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:
Mario Puzo (novel)
Mario Puzo (screenplay) ...

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Release Date:
24 March 1972 (USA)
Genre
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Tagline:
An offer you can't refuse.
Plot:
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Plot Keywords:
Mafia | Wedding | Violence | Lawyer | Organized Crime
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 17 nominations
NewsDesk:
(616 articles)
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User Reviews:
Magnificent portrait of organized crime
Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)

Marlon Brando ... Don Vito Corleone

Al Pacino ... Michael Corleone

James Caan ... Santino 'Sonny' Corleone
Richard S. Castellano ... Peter Clemenza (as Richard Castellano)

Robert Duvall ... Tom Hagen

Sterling Hayden ... Capt. McCluskey
John Marley ... Jack Woltz
Richard Conte ... Don Emilio Barzini

Al Lettieri ... Virgil 'The Turk' Sollozzo

Diane Keaton ... Kay Adams

Abe Vigoda ... Sal Tessio

Talia Shire ... Connie Corleone Rizzi
Gianni Russo ... Carlo Rizzi

John Cazale ... Fredo Corleone
Rudy Bond ... Don Carmine Cuneo
Al Martino ... Johnny Fontane
Morgana King ... Mama Corleone
Lenny Montana ... Luca Brasi

John Martino ... Paulie Gatto
Salvatore Corsitto ... Bonasera
Richard Bright ... Al Neri

Alex Rocco ... Moe Greene
Tony Giorgio ... Bruno Tattaglia
Vito Scotti ... Nazorine
Tere Livrano ... Theresa Hagen
Victor Rendina ... Don Philip Tattaglia
Jeannie Linero ... Lucy Mancini
Julie Gregg ... Sandra Corleone
Ardell Sheridan ... Mrs. Clemenza
Simonetta Stefanelli ... Apollonia Vitelli Corleone
Angelo Infanti ... Fabrizio
Corrado Gaipa ... Don Tommasino
Franco Citti ... Calo
Saro Urzě ... Vitelli
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Max Brandt ... Extra in Furniture-Moving Scene (uncredited)
Tybee Brascia ... Dancer in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Carmine Coppola ... Piano Player in Montage (uncredited)
Gian-Carlo Coppola ... Baptism Observer (uncredited)
Italia Coppola ... Extra (uncredited)

Roman Coppola ... Boy on Street Who Attended Funeral (uncredited)

Sofia Coppola ... Michael Francis Rizzi (uncredited)
Don Costello ... Don Victor Stracci (uncredited)
Gray Frederickson ... Cowboy on the Set at Woltz's Studio (uncredited)

Ron Gilbert ... Usher in Bridal Party (uncredited)
Anthony Gounaris ... Anthony Vito Corleone (uncredited)
Joe Lo Grippo ... Sonny's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Sonny Grosso ... Cop Outside Hospital (uncredited)
Louis Guss ... Don Zaluchi (uncredited)
Merril E. Joels ... Toll Both Collector (uncredited)
Randy Jurgensen ... Sonny's Killer #1 (uncredited)
Peter Lemongello ... Singer (uncredited)
Tony Lip ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Macetta ... (uncredited)

Lou Martini Jr. ... Boy at Wedding (uncredited)

Raymond Martino ... Corleone Family Member (uncredited)
Joseph Medeglia ... Priest at Baptism (uncredited)
Carol Morley ... Night Nurse (uncredited)
Rick Petrucelli ... Man in Passenger Seat (uncredited)
Burt Richards ... Floral Designer (uncredited)
Sal Richards ... Drunk (uncredited)
Tom Rosqui ... Rocco Lampone (uncredited)
Nino Ruggeri ... Mobster at Funeral with Barzini (uncredited)

Frank Sivero ... Street Extra (uncredited)
Filomena Spagnuolo ... Extra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Joe Spinell ... Willi Cicci (uncredited)
Gabriele Torrei ... Enzo the Baker (uncredited)

Nick Vallelonga ... Wedding Party Guest (uncredited)
Ed Vantura ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Matthew Vlahakis ... Clemenza's Son (uncredited)




Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola


Writing credits
Mario Puzo (novel)


Mario Puzo (screenplay) and
Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)



Produced by
Gray Frederickson .... associate producer
Albert S. Ruddy .... producer


Original Music by
Nino Rota


Cinematography by
Gordon Willis


Film Editing by
William Reynolds
Peter Zinner


Casting by
Louis DiGiaimo (as Louis Digiaimo)
Andrea Eastman
Fred Roos


Production Design by
Dean Tavoularis


Art Direction by
Warren Clymer


Set Decoration by
Philip Smith


Costume Design by
Anna Hill Johnstone


Makeup Department
Philip Leto .... hair stylist (as Phil Leto)
Phil Rhodes .... makeup artist (as Philip Rhodes)
Dick Smith .... makeup artist


Production Management
Fred C. Caruso .... unit production manager (as Fred Caruso)
Valerio De Paolis .... production manager: Sicily (as Valerio DePaolis)
Ned Kopp .... production manager: second unit (uncredited)


Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Brandt .... assistant director: Sicily
Fred T. Gallo .... assistant director (as Fred Gallo)
Steven P. Skloot .... second assistant director


Art Department
Samuel Verts .... assistant art director: Sicily
William Canfield .... set dresser (uncredited)
Robert Scaife .... construction coordinator (uncredited)


Sound Department
Howard Beals .... sound effects editor
Charles Grenzbach .... sound re-recordist (as Bud Grenzbach)
Christopher Newman .... production sound recordist
Richard Portman .... sound re-recordist
Steve Cook .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Pierre Jalbert .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Les Lazarowitz .... boom operator (uncredited)


Special Effects by
Sass Bedig .... special effects
A.D. Flowers .... special effects
Joe Lombardi .... special effects
Paul J. Lombardi .... special effects supervisor (uncredited)


Stunts
Paul Baxley .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Joe Bucaro III .... stunt double: young Vincenzo (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)


Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Chapman .... camera operator
Howard Block .... additional camera operator (uncredited)
Bill Butler .... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Russell Engels .... rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Ed Kammerer .... rigging grip (uncredited)
Edward Knott .... grip (uncredited)
Jim Meyerhoff .... generator operator (uncredited)
Anthony R. Palmieri .... camera loader (uncredited)
Ed Quinn .... best boy grip (uncredited)
Robert Royal .... rigging key grip (uncredited)
Joe Rutledge .... electrician (uncredited)
Peter Salim .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Tibor Sands .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Jack Stager .... still photographer (uncredited)
Edward Tonkin .... best boy electric (uncredited)
Robert M. Volpe .... dolly grip (uncredited)
Dusty Wallace .... gaffer (uncredited)
Robert Ward .... key grip (uncredited)
Ray Williams .... rigging best boy grip (uncredited)


Casting Department
Riccardo Bertoni .... extras casting (uncredited)


Costume and Wardrobe Department
George Newman .... wardrobe supervisor
Marilyn Putnam .... wardrobe: women


Editorial Department
Walter Murch .... post-production consultant
Pierre Jalbert .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Marc Laub .... editor: New York (uncredited)
Barbara Marks .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Maurice Schell .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Murray Solomon .... editor: New York (uncredited)
Jack Wheeler .... assistant editor (uncredited)


Music Department
Carlo Savina .... conductor
Carmine Coppola .... composer: additional music, mall wedding sequence (uncredited)
John C. Hammell .... music editor (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson .... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Jimmy Maxwell .... musician: trumpet solo (uncredited)
Paul Salamunovich .... choir conductor: boys choir (uncredited)
Stephen Salamunovich .... boy soprano, soundtrack (uncredited)


Transportation Department
Raymond Hartwick .... driver (uncredited)
Charles Lazzarro .... driver (uncredited)
Edward Venn .... driver (uncredited)
Louis Volpe .... driver (uncredited)
John Whelan .... driver (uncredited)
Ed Wilson .... driver (uncredited)


Other crew
Robert Barth .... unit coordinator
Tony Bowers .... location coordinator
Michael Briggs .... location coordinator
Gary Chazan .... assistant to producer
Nancy Hopton .... continuity (as Nancy Tonery)
Robert S. Mendelsohn .... executive assistant to producer
Peter Zinner .... foreign post-production
Rocco Derasmo .... teamster (uncredited)
James Giblin .... teamster captain (uncredited)
Sonny Grosso .... technical advisor (uncredited)
Johnny E. Jensen .... cinemobile technician (uncredited)
Randy Jurgensen .... technical advisor (uncredited)
George Lynch Jr. .... teamster (uncredited)
Richard Nelson .... car coordinator (uncredited)
Howard Newman .... unit publicist (uncredited)
Jasmine Sabu .... animal trainer: horses (uncredited)
Maurice Schell .... adr loop group (uncredited)


Crew verified as complete


Production Companies
Alfran Productions
Paramount Pictures
Distributors
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (France) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1974) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
CIC Victor Video (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
CIC Victor Video (1993) (Japan) (VHS)
Pioneer (1993) (West Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
CIC Victor Video (1997) (Japan) (VHS)
Pioneer (1997) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
CIC Victor Video (2000) (Japan) (VHS)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (UK) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
Victor Entertainment / CIC Victor Video (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
Paramount Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Paramount Film Service (1972) (UK) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
Park Circus (2009) (UK) (theatrical) (re-issue)
Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (improved special edition)
Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (DVD)
Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
Paramount Filmes do Brasil (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1992) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
Paramount Home Video (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
Paramount Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
Paramount Home Video (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
Paramount Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (The Coppola Restoration)
Prem'er Video Fil'm (????) (Russia) (VHS)
Other Companies
Cinemobile System location services
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