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The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BRANDO,MARLON
EAN: 9780792173298
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792173295
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: 097360804942
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 11, 2004
Running Time: 175 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: March 24, 1972
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Editorial Review:
Generally acknowledged as a bona fide classic, this Francis Ford Coppola film is one of those rare experiences that feels perfectly right from beginning to end--almost as if everyone involved had been born to participate in it. Based on Mario Puzo's bestselling novel about a Mafia dynasty, Coppola's Godfather extracted and enhanced the most universal themes of immigrant experience in America: the plotting-out of hopes and dreams for one's successors, the raising of children to carry on the good work, etc. In the midst of generational strife during the Vietnam years, the film somehow struck a chord with a nation fascinated by the metamorphosis of a rebellious son (Al Pacino) into the keeper of his father's dream. Marlon Brando played against Puzo's own conception of patriarch Vito Corleone, and time has certainly proven the actor correct. The rest of the cast, particularly James Caan, John Cazale, and Robert Duvall as the rest of Vito's male brood--all coping with how to take the mantle of responsibility from their father--is seamless and wonderful. --Tom Keogh
Traces the story of the Corleone family's rise and near fall from the pinnacle of power in the world of organized crime, and the passage of power from father to son.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 8-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Godfather is the tops
The movie is a classic. The charictors were well done and well played by the actors who were chosen. It is a movie men would like (a bit on the bloody side for women unless you are into that). The historic costuming is right on and the sceanery is breathtaking. Marlon Brando is wonderful as the Godfather and Al Pachino followed the legasy. A must see for the fans of both.
Rating: - `The Greatest Film of All Time'; I think it earned that title...
Quite frankly, `The Godfather' truly is technically perfect. In fact, it is so perfect that writing this review has been an Achilles-Heel for me. I have wanted to write this review for a while now but have been deathly afraid of failing to do it justice. It's a rarity to have a film this universally lauded; this universally respected and honestly there really is no other film that comes close to being as well loved and adored as `The Godfather'. So with that, where do you go? What do you say? ... Read More
Rating: - The Wrong Oscar
Perhaps Brando didn't show up at the Oscars because he didn't deserve to win it. Pacino is the true star of the film and it's more the story of Michael than of "The Don". Brando seems to be acting in a different movie from the rest of the cast and not in a way that's positive. His method acting approach, so beloved by the critics, often puts him seemingly out of touch w/ his fellow actors. Brando's overacting is ridiculous when he gets shot just as it is in his death scene w/ his grandson in the ... Read More
Rating: - Best Al Pacino Performance ever.
When i first experienced the godfather it was the book the i watched the movies for a month straight. Al Pacino is a a mean sob and marlen brando(srry if i spell the names wrong) is the ideal character of any mafia movie. This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat. There is never a dull moment in this movie. I suggest buyin the box set cuz the end will leave you hanging and thats all im sayin about that.
Rating:  - Movie is Fantastic but...
do not buy just the single DVD of Godfather 1. it comes with no extra features. if you're interested at all in any extra features, just suck it up and buy the three pack of the whole trilogy.
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