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The Godfather
1972
Chilling portrait of a Sicilian family's rise and near fall from power in America and the passage of rites from father to son. Based on a novel by Mario Puzo. Read more
| Starring | Marlon Brando, Richard Conte, James Caan, Richard Castellano |
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| Director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Genres | Drama |
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Godfather rules Empire poll
- 24 Sep 2008
The Godfather has claimed the title of best movie of all time in a new poll from Empire magazine. More than 10,000 cinema-goers, film-makers and critics contributed to the film bible's Top 500 poll. The 1972 mafia film, starring Marlon Brando as crime boss Vito Corleone, took the top spot, followed by Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in second place. Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back was voted third, prison drama The Shawshank Redemption came in at fourth and Spielberg... Read more
Coppola blasts Brando's bad reputation
- 09 Jun 2009
Late acting legend Marlon Brando was a misunderstood eccentric, according to Francis Ford Coppola, the director who knew him best. Coppola cast Brando in two of his most famous roles as mafia boss Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather and Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now. And the Oscar-winning director insists Brando's reputation as a difficult diva was unfair. Coppola says, "Marlon was never hard to work with. His behaviour was a little eccentric on the set. He was like a bad boy and did what he... Read more
Rourke's Pacino ambitions
- 11 Feb 2009
Mickey Rourke aspired to be as successful as movie legend Al Pacino - but ended up paying the price for his dreams. The Wrestler star looked up to the legendary actor and director when he was starting out in movies, wanting to become as big as Pacino. But the actor's desire to achieve the same success as The Godfather star made Rourke think he was untouchable - and Hollywood ended up rejecting him. He says, "I wanted to be as big as Al Pacino. I thought my acting ability was enough so I didn't Read more
Lee still keen to make James Brown biopic with Snipes
- 28 Jan 2009
Spike Lee insists his James Brown biopic will get made - even though his star, Wesley Snipes, is facing a three-year prison spell. Snipes, who was convicted of federal income tax evasion last year (08), is free pending an appeal - and he remains director Lee's first choice to play the late soul man. Lee tells MTV News, "Were doing it together. Its going to happen. And the moviemaker insists he'll be using Brown's vocals in the film, rather than ask the Blade star to mimic the singer. Lee adds, Read more
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The Godfather
Chilling portrait of a Sicilian family's rise and near fall from power in America and the passage of rites from father to son. Based on a novel by Mario Puzo....
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