The Godfather (1972)
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Release Date
- March 24, 1972
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount+
- Cast
- Marlon Brando , Diane Keaton , James Caan , Al Pacino , Robert Duvall
- Writers
- Mario Puzo , Francis Ford Coppola
- Runtime
- 175 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- The Godfather
- Sequel(s)
- The Godfather Part II , The Godfather Part III
- Budget
- $6 million
Summary
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
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