The Godfather 50th Anniversary 15
A digital print of this sublime classic. A largely unknown cast at the time with one of the great performances from Brando, director Coppola was full of ideas with one wonderful set piece after another. A truly great film.
In Francis Ford Coppola’s epic The Godfather, the Don of the Corleone crime family hands down power to his son, who transforms from reluctant outsider to ruthless mafia boss.
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- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Country
- United States
- Duration
- 2 hours 55 minutes
- Cast
- Al Pacino, Dianne Keaton, James Caan, Marlon Brando
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