The Godfather
1972 · 2h 55m · Crime, Drama · United States of America · Rated R (US)
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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.
Directed by
Francis Ford CoppolaBased on the novel by
Mario Puzo8.7Smart score
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1940s1950sbased on novel or bookcrime familyeuropegangstergang violencegun violenceitalyloss of loved onelove at first sightmafiamafia warorganized crimepatriarchreligionreligious hypocrisyrevenge motiverise to powersicilian mafiasymbolism
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