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This is a list of characters from the film series The Godfather, consisting of The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990), based on Mario Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name, as well as the book series The Godfather consisting of the original, Puzo's The Sicilian (1984), Mark Winegardner's The Godfather Returns (2004) and The Godfather's ...
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film [2] directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel. The Godfather is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, as well as a landmark of the gangster genre. [3]
The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo.The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton and Sofia Coppola.
The Godfather was released on March 15, 1972. The feature-length film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and was based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name.The plot begins with Don Vito Corleone declining an offer to join in the narcotics business with notorious drug lord Virgil Sollozzo, which leads to an assassination attempt.
The Godfather Part II was featured on Sight & Sound ' s Director's list of the ten greatest films of all time in 1992 (ranked at No. 9) [46] and 2002 (where it was ranked at No. 2. The critics ranked it at No. 4) [47] [48] [49] On the 2012 list by the same magazine the film was ranked at No. 31 by critics and at No. 30 by directors.
Vito Corleone (born Vito Andolini) is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy.Vito is originally portrayed by Marlon Brando in the 1972 film The Godfather, and later by Oreste Baldini as a boy and by Robert De Niro as a young man in The Godfather Part II (1974).
John Marley (born Mortimer Leon Marlieb; [2] [3] October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor and theatre director. [4] He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 29th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in John Cassavetes' Faces (1968), and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in Love Story (1970). [5]
Julie Gregg (born Beverly Marie Scalzo; January 24, 1937 – November 7, 2016) [2] was an American television, film and stage actress.. She is best known for her portrayal of Sandra Corleone in The Godfather (1972).