1972 · 2h 55m · Crime, Drama
The Godfather
Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
IMDb
9.2
2.26M votes
Metacritic
100
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
critics
Box office
$270M
38.6x its $7M budget
Released Mar 15, 1972 by Alfran Productions and Paramount Pictures
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Critics vs the crowd
Critics (Metacritic)100
Audience (IMDb x 10)92
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 8 points.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Music
- Nino Rota
- Cinematography
- Gordon Willis
- Editing
- William ReynoldsPeter Zinner
- Producers
- Albert S. Ruddy
11 nominations, 3 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1973Marlon Brando
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1973James Caan
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1973Robert Duvall
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1973Al Pacino
- NominatedBest Costume Design · Academy Awards 1973Anna Hill Johnstone
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1973Francis Ford Coppola
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1973William Reynolds, Peter Zinner
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1973Nino Rota
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1973Albert S. Ruddy, Producer
- NominatedBest Sound · Academy Awards 1973Bud Grenzbach, Richard Portman, Christopher Newman
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1973Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
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