The Godfather (1972)
| Release Date | 15 March 1972 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $135,000,000 |
| Tagline | An offer you can't refuse. |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 110 Longfellow Road, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English, Italian, Latin |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Gangster Film, Crime Drama, Family Drama |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Rise To Power, Fathers and Sons, Mafia Life, Fall From Power |
| Tones | Sweeping, Somber, Lavish, Melancholy, Menacing, Stylized, Visceral |
| Tags | Assassin, Cop Killer, Family, Gangster, Italian American, Lawyer, Mob Boss, Organized Crime, Son, Wedding |
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and Robert Towne (uncredited). It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte and Diane Keaton, and features John Cazale, Talia Shire, Al Martino, and Abe Vigoda. The story spans ten years from 1945 to 1955 and chronicles the fictional Italian American Corleone crime family. Two sequels followed: The Godfather Part II in 1974, and The Godfather Part III in 1990.
Cast and Crew
Morgana King
Mama Corleone
John Martino
Paulie Gatto
Salvatore Corsitto
Bonasera
Tony Giorgio
Bruno Tattaglia
Victor Rendina
Don Philip Tattaglia
Jeannie Linero
Lucy Mancini
Ardell Sheridan
Mrs. Clemenza
Angelo Infanti
Fabrizio
Corrado Gaipa
Don Tommasino
Franco Citti
Calo
Saro Urzì
Vitelli
Max Brandt
Extra in Furniture-Moving Scene
Tybee Brascia
Dancer in Wedding Scene
Don Costello
Don Victor Stracci
Gray Frederickson
Cowboy on the Set at Woltz's Studio
Ron Gilbert
Usher in Bridal Party
Anthony Gounaris
Anthony Vito Corleone
Joe Lo Grippo
Sonny's Bodyguard
Sonny Grosso
Cop Outside Hospital
Merril E. Joels
Toll Both Collector
Randy Jurgensen
Sonny's Killer #1
Peter Lemongello
Singer
Tony Lip
Wedding Guest
Frank Macetta
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Lou Martini Jr.
Boy at Wedding
Raymond Martino
Corleone Family Member
Joseph Medeglia
Priest at Baptism
Carol Morley
Night Nurse
Rick Petrucelli
Man in Passenger Seat
Burt Richards
Floral Designer
Sal Richards
Drunk
Tom Rosqui
Rocco Lampone
Nino Ruggeri
Mobster at Funeral with Barzini
Filomena Spagnuolo
Extra in Wedding Scene
Gabriele Torrei
Enzo the Baker
Ed Vantura
Wedding Guest
Matthew Vlahakis
Clemenza's Son
Director
Writer
Producer
Gray Frederickson
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Gordon Willis
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Editor
William Reynolds
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Peter Zinner
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Casting Director
Louis DiGiaimo
Andrea Eastman
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Fred Roos
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Production Designer
Dean Tavoularis
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Art Director
Warren Clymer
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Set Decorator
Philip Smith
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Costume Designer
Anna Hill Johnstone
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Makeup Department
Philip Leto
hair stylist
Phil Rhodes
makeup artist
Production Manager
Fred C. Caruso
unit production manager
Valerio De Paolis
production manager: Sicily
Ned Kopp
production manager: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Brandt
assistant director: Sicily
Fred T. Gallo
assistant director
Steven P. Skloot
second assistant director
Art Department
Samuel Verts
assistant art director: Sicily
William Canfield
set dresser
Robert Scaife
construction coordinator
Sound Department
Howard Beals
sound effects editor
Charles Grenzbach
sound re-recordist
Christopher Newman
production sound recordist
Richard Portman
sound re-recordist
Steve Cook
adr mixer
Pierre Jalbert
assistant sound editor
Les Lazarowitz
boom operator
Special Effects
Sass Bedig
special effects
A.D. Flowers
special effects
Joe Lombardi
special effects
Paul J. Lombardi
special effects supervisor
Stunts
Paul Baxley
stunt coordinator
Joe Bucaro III
stunt double: young Vincenzo
Steven Burnett
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Chapman
camera operator
Howard Block
additional camera operator
Bill Butler
director of photography: second unit
Russell Engels
rigging gaffer
Ed Kammerer
rigging grip
Edward Knott
grip
Jim Meyerhoff
generator operator
Anthony R. Palmieri
camera loader
Ed Quinn
best boy grip
Robert Royal
rigging key grip
Joe Rutledge
electrician
Peter Salim
second assistant camera
Tibor Sands
first assistant camera
Jack Stager
still photographer
Edward Tonkin
best boy electric
Robert M. Volpe
dolly grip
Dusty Wallace
gaffer
Robert Ward
key grip
Ray Williams
rigging best boy grip
Casting Department
Riccardo Bertoni
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
George Newman
wardrobe supervisor
Marilyn Putnam
wardrobe: women
Editorial Department
Pierre Jalbert
assistant editor
Marc Laub
editor: New York
Barbara Marks
assistant editor
Maurice Schell
assistant editor
Murray Solomon
editor: New York
Jack Wheeler
assistant editor
Music Department
John C. Hammell
music editor
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba
Jimmy Maxwell
musician: trumpet solo
Paul Salamunovich
choir conductor: boys choir
Stephen Salamunovich
boy soprano, soundtrack
Transportation Department
Raymond Hartwick
driver
Charles Lazzarro
driver
Edward Venn
driver
Louis Volpe
driver
John Whelan
driver
Ed Wilson
driver
Other Crew
Robert Barth
unit coordinator
Tony Bowers
location coordinator
Michael Briggs
location coordinator
Gary Chazan
assistant to producer
Nancy Hopton
continuity
Robert S. Mendelsohn
executive assistant to producer
Peter Zinner
foreign post-production
Rocco Derasmo
teamster
James Giblin
teamster captain
Sonny Grosso
technical advisor
Johnny E. Jensen
cinemobile technician
Randy Jurgensen
technical advisor
George Lynch Jr.
teamster
Richard Nelson
car coordinator
Howard Newman
unit publicist
Jasmine Sabu
animal trainer: horses
Maurice Schell
adr loop group
Production Company
Alfran Productions
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Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
CIC Victor Video
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Pioneer
Pioneer
Paramount Home Entertainment
Victor Entertainment CIC Victor Video
Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Film Service
Paramount Pictures
Park Circus
Argentina Video Home
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CIC Vídeo
Paramount Filmes do Brasil
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Cinemobile System
location services
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