The Godfather

The Godfather (1972)

1972-03-14 · 175 min · Rating 8.69/10 (22691 votes)

An offer you can't refuse.

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.

Crime Drama

Keywords

1940s 1950s based on novel or book best picture winner crime family europe excited gang violence gangster gun violence italy loss of loved one love at first sight mafia mafia war organized crime oscar winner patriarch religion religious hypocrisy revenge motive rise to power sicilian mafia symbolism tense