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The Godfather
- 5 Disc Set including all 3 Godfather movies
Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece, The Godfather, features Marlon
Brando in his Oscar winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone
family.
Director
Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and
near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story
between
the Corleone's family life and their corrupt family crime business.
Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling
Novel. Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall,
Richard Castellano, James Caan, Talia Shire, Sterling Hayden, John Marley,
Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Abe Vigoda, Gianni Russo, John Cazale and
Al Martino.
Selected for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry of American
Film.
DVD - 5 Disc Set
Total running time: 725 minutes for the Five Disc Box Set which contains
The Godfather (1972, 175 minutes), Godfather II (1974, 200 minutes)
and Godfather III (1990, 200 minutes) and other material listed below.
- Available Audio Tracks: English and French
- Available subtitles: English
- Closed-captioned
- Widescreen
- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
- Theatrical trailer(s)
- 5-disc Box Set
- "The Godfather Family: A Look Inside" Making Of
(73 min.) plus original 1971 featurette
- Deleted Footage, including the additional scenes originally contained
in the re-edited 1977 "The Godfather Saga"
- "Francis Coppola's Notebook"
- Production Stills and storyboards
- Segments on Gordon Willis' cinematography, Nino Rota and Carmine
Coppola's music, Francis Ford Coppola, Locations and Mario Puzo's
screenplays
- Rehearsal footage
- Corleone family tree
- "Godfather" timeline
- Academy Award acceptance speeches
- Widescreen anamorphic format
The Godfather (1972)
175 minutes
Brief synopsis above.
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
200 minutes
Coppola tells two stories in Part II: the roots and rise of a young
Don Vito, played with uncanny ability by Robert De Niro, and the ascension
of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don. Reassembling many of the talents
who helped make The Godfather, Coppola has produced a movie of staggering
magnitude and vision, and undeniably the best sequel ever made. Robert
De Niro won an Oscar; the film received six Academy Awards, including
Best Picture of 1974.
The Godfather, Part III (1990)
162 minutes
In this third film in the epic Corleone trilogy, Al Pacino reprises
the role of powerful family leader Michael Corleone. Now in his 60's,
Michael is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime
and finding a suitable successor. That successor could be fiery Vincent
(Andy Garcia)... but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope
of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence.
Curator's Comments:
Read
Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director:
Frances Ford Coppola
Color
175 minutes
Released: 1972
Rated: R
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
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