The Godfather January 4, 2013

Friday, January 4 – 7:30 PM
THE GODFATHER, 1972, Paramount, 175 min. Director Francis Ford Coppola transformed author Mario Puzo’s sprawling Mafia saga into the Great American Movie of the 1970s - a towering, cinematically stunning portrait of darkness and violence overwhelming every level of American society like a monstrous tidal wave. Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire and Robert Duvall head one of the best casts assembled since CITIZEN KANE - but the lion’s share of attention went to Marlon Brando for his unforgettable, career-reviving performance as Don Vito Corleone. Don Vito has a close-knit family, including hotheaded Sonny (Caan), sensitive Michael (Pacino) and oft-neglected daughter Connie (Shire). When a mob war breaks out after WWII and Don Vito is seriously wounded, returning veteran Michael, previously uninvolved in the family "business," is the only one cool and collected enough to pull the irons out of the fire. Co-starring a rogue’s gallery of greats, including Richard Conte and Sterling Hayden.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjPmaneLadQ

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