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Running time177 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$6–7.2 millionBox office$246–287 millionThe Godfather is a 1972 American directed by and produced by, based on 's best-selling. It is the first installment in. The film features an including,. The story, spanning from 1945 to 1955, chronicles the under patriarch (Brando), focusing on the transformation of one of his sons, (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless.obtained the rights to the novel for the price of $80,000, before it gained popularity.
Studio executives had trouble finding a director; their first few candidates turned down the position before Coppola signed on to direct the film. They and Coppola disagreed over the casting for several characters, in particular, Vito and Michael. Filming took place primarily on location around New York and in, and was completed ahead of schedule. The musical score was composed principally by, with additional pieces by.The Godfather premiered at the on March 14, 1972, and was released wider in the United States on March 24, 1972.
It was the, and was for a time the, with a gross between $246–287 million at the box office. The film received universal acclaim from critics and audiences, with praise going toward the performances of its cast, particularly by Brando and Pacino, the directing, screenplay, cinematography, editing, score, and portrayal of the mafia. The film revitalized Brando's career, which was in decline during the 1960s. In addition to starring in films such as, and, Brando was a catalyst in this film for the successful careers of Coppola, Pacino, and other relative newcomers in the cast.
At the, the film won the for, (Brando), and (for Puzo and Coppola). In addition, the seven other Oscar nominations included Pacino, Caan, and Duvall for, and Coppola for.Since its release, The Godfather has been widely regarded as one of the, especially in the genre. It was selected for preservation in the U.S.
Of the in 1990, being deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' and is ranked the (behind ) by the. It was followed by sequels (1974) and (1990). Contents.Plot In 1945 New York City, at his daughter 's wedding to, listens to requests in his role as of the. His youngest son, who was a during, introduces his girlfriend, to his family at the reception. Johnny Fontane, a and Vito's, seeks Vito's help in securing a movie role; Vito dispatches his, to Los Angeles to persuade studio head Jack Woltz to give Johnny the part. Woltz refuses until he wakes up in bed with the severed head of his prized.Shortly before Christmas, drug baron, backed by the Tattaglia crime family, asks Vito for investment in his narcotics business and protection through his political connections.
Wary of involvement in a dangerous new trade that risks alienating political insiders, Vito declines. Suspicious, Vito sends his enforcer, to spy on them. Brasi is to death during his first meeting with Bruno Tattaglia and Sollozzo. Later, Sollozzo has Vito gunned down in the street, then kidnaps Hagen. With Corleone first-born in command, Sollozzo pressures Hagen to persuade Sonny to accept Sollozzo's deal, then releases him. The family receives fish wrapped in Brasi's bullet-proof vest, indicating that Luca 'sleeps with the fishes'.
Vito survives, and at the hospital, Michael thwarts another attempt on his father. Michael's jaw is broken by Capt.
McCluskey, Sollozzo's unofficial bodyguard. Sonny retaliates with a on Tattaglia. Michael plots to murder Sollozzo and McCluskey; feigning a desire to settle the dispute, Michael meets them in a restaurant, where after retrieving a handgun planted by, a Corleone, he kills both men.Despite a clampdown by the authorities, the erupt in open warfare, and Vito fears for his sons' safety. Michael takes refuge in Sicily and is sheltered by in Las Vegas. Sonny attacks Carlo on the street for abusing Connie and threatens to kill him if it happens again. When it does, Sonny speeds to their home but is ambushed at a highway toll booth and violently murdered by gangsters wielding. While in Sicily, Michael meets and marries, but a intended for him takes her life.Devastated by Sonny's death and realizing that the Tattaglias are controlled by the now-dominant don, Vito attempts to end the feud.
He assures the Five Families that he will withdraw his opposition to their heroin business and forgo avenging Sonny's murder. His safety guaranteed, Michael returns home to enter the family business and marry Kay, promising her that the business will be legitimate within five years. Kay gives birth to two children by the early 1950s. With his father nearing the end of his life and Fredo too weak, Michael takes the family reins. He insists Hagen relocate to Las Vegas and relinquish his role to Vito because Hagen is not a 'wartime consigliere'; Vito agrees Hagen should 'have no part in what will happen' in the coming battles with the rival families.
When Michael travels to Las Vegas to buy out Greene's stake in the family's casinos, he is dismayed to see that Fredo is more loyal to Greene than to his own family.In 1955, Vito suffers a fatal heart attack. At the funeral, a Corleone capo, asks Michael to meet with Barzini, signaling the betrayal that Vito had forewarned. The meeting is set for the same day as the baptism of Connie's baby. While Michael stands at the altar as the child's godfather, Corleone hitmen murder the other New York City dons and Greene. Tessio is executed for his treachery and Michael extracts Carlo's confession to his complicity in setting up Sonny's murder for Barzini; Clemenza immediately garrotes Carlo to death. Connie accuses Michael of the murder, telling Kay that Michael ordered all the killings. Kay is relieved when Michael finally denies it, but when the capos arrive, they address her husband as Don Corleone and she watches them pay reverence to Michael as the newly installed don as they close the door on her.Cast.
as: and founder of the. as: one of Vito's sons. as: one of Vito's sons.
as: a Corleone confidante. as: Corleone and lawyer. as Capt. (pictured in 2011) was selected as director. Paramount wanted the picture to be directed by an to make the film 'ethnic to the core'.Evans wanted the picture to be directed by an to make the film 'ethnic to the core'. Paramount's latest mafia based movie, had done very poorly at the box office; Evans believed that the reason for its failure was its almost complete lack of cast members or creative personnel of Italian descent (the director and star were both Jewish).
Was Paramount's first choice to direct the film. Leone turned down the option, in order to work on his own gangster film. Was then approached but he also declined the offer because he was not interested in the mafia. In addition, and were all offered the position and declined. Evans' chief assistant Peter Bart suggested, as a director of Italian ancestry who would work for a low sum and budget after the poor reception of his latest film. Coppola initially turned down the job because he found Puzo's novel sleazy and sensationalist, describing it as 'pretty cheap stuff'. At the time Coppola's studio, owed over $400,000 to for budget overruns with the film and when coupled with his poor financial standing, along with advice from friends and family, Coppola reversed his initial decision and took the job.
Coppola was officially announced as director of the film on September 28, 1970. Paramount had offered twelve other directors the job with The Godfather before Coppola agreed. Coppola agreed to receive $125,000 and six percent of the gross rentals. Coppola and Paramount Before The Godfather was in production, Paramount had been going through an unsuccessful period. In addition to the failure of The Brotherhood, the studio had usurped their budget for their recent films:,. The budget for the film was originally $2.5 million but as the book grew in popularity Coppola argued for and ultimately received a larger budget.
Paramount executives wanted the movie to be set in contemporary and shot in the studio backlot in order to cut down on costs. Coppola objected and wanted to set the movie in the same time period as its eponymous novel, the 1940s and 1950s; Coppola's reasons included: Michael Corleone's Marine Corps stint, the emergence of corporate America, and America in the years after World War II. The novel was becoming increasingly successful and so Coppola's wishes were eventually agreed to. The studio heads subsequently let Coppola film on location in New York City and Sicily.Gulf & Western executive was frustrated with Coppola over the number of screen tests he had performed without finding a person to play the various roles. Production quickly fell behind because of Coppola's indecisiveness and conflicts with Paramount, which led to costs being around $40,000 per day. With the rising costs, Paramount had then Vice President Jack Ballard keep a close eye on production costs.
While filming, Coppola stated that he felt he could be fired at any point as he knew Paramount executives were not happy with many of the decisions he had made. Coppola was aware that Evans had asked to take over directing the film because he feared that Coppola was too inexperienced to cope with the increased size of the production. Coppola was also convinced that the film editor, and the assistant director, Steve Kestner, were conspiring to get him fired. Avakian complained to Evans that he could not edit the scenes correctly because Coppola was not shooting enough footage. Evans was satisfied with the footage being sent to the west coast and authorized Coppola to fire them both. Coppola later explained: 'Like the godfather, I fired people as a preemptory strike.
The people who were angling the most to have me fired, I had fired.' Brando threatened to quit if Coppola was fired.Paramount wanted The Godfather to appeal to a wide audience and threatened Coppola with a 'violence coach' to make the film more exciting. Coppola added a few more violent scenes to keep the studio happy. The scene in which Connie smashes after finding out Carlo has been cheating was added for this reason. Writing On April 14, 1970, it was revealed that Puzo was hired by Paramount for $100,000, along with a percentage of the film's profits, to work on the screenplay for the film. Working from the book, Coppola wanted to have the themes of culture, character, power, and family at the forefront of the film, whereas Puzo wanted to retain aspects from his novel and his initial draft of 150 pages was finished on August 10, 1970.
After Coppola was hired as director, both Puzo and Coppola worked on the screenplay, but separately. Puzo worked on his draft in Los Angeles, while Coppola wrote his version in.
Coppola created a book where he tore pages out of Puzo's book and pasted them into his book. There, he made notes about each of the book's fifty scenes, which related to major themes prevalent in the scene, whether the scene should be included in the film, along with ideas and concepts that could be used when filming to make the film true to Italian culture. The two remained in contact while they wrote their respective screenplays and made decisions on what to include and what to remove for the final version. A second draft was completed on March 1, 1971, and was 173 pages long. The final screenplay was finished on March 29, 1971, wound up being 163 pages long, 40 pages over what Paramount had asked for. When filming, Coppola referred to the notebook he had created over the final draft of the screenplay.
Screenwriter did uncredited work on the script, particularly on the Pacino-Brando garden scene. Despite finishing the third draft, some scenes in the film were still not written yet and were written during production.The, led by mobster, wanted all uses of the words ' and ' to be removed from the script, in addition to feeling that the film emphasized stereotypes about Italian-Americans. The league also requested that all the money earned from the premiere be donated to the league's fund to build a new hospital. Coppola claimed that Puzo's screenplay only contained two instances of the word 'mafia' being used, while 'Cosa Nostra' was not used at all. Those two uses were removed and replaced with other terms, which Coppola felt did not change the story at all.
The league eventually gave its support for the script. Portrayed.Puzo was first to show interest in having portray Don Vito Corleone by sending a letter to Brando in which he stated Brando was the 'only actor who can play the Godfather.' Despite Puzo's wishes, the executives at Paramount were against having Brando, partly due to the poor performance of his recent films and also his short temper. Coppola favored Brando or for the role, but Olivier's agent refused the role claiming Olivier was sick; however, Olivier went on to star in later that year. The studio mainly pushed for to receive the part. Other considerations were, and.After months of debate between Coppola and Paramount over Brando, the two finalists for the role were Borgnine and Brando, the latter of whom Paramount president required to perform a screen test. Coppola did not want to offend Brando and stated that he needed to test equipment in order to set up the screen test at Brando's residence.
For make-up, Brando stuck cotton balls in his cheeks, put shoe polish in his hair to darken it, and rolled his collar. Coppola placed Brando's audition tape in the middle of the videos of the audition tapes as the Paramount executives watched them. The executives were impressed with Brando's efforts and allowed Coppola to cast Brando for the role if Brando accepted a lower salary and put up a bond to ensure he would not cause any delays in production. Brando earned $1.6 million from a net participation deal.From the start of production, Coppola wanted to play the part of Tom Hagen.
After screen testing several other actors, Coppola eventually got his wish and Duvall was awarded the part of Tom Hagen., a then famed singer in nightclubs, was notified of the character Johnny Fontane by a friend who read the eponymous novel and felt Martino represented the character of Johnny Fontane. Martino then contacted producer, who gave him the part. However, Martino was stripped of the part after Coppola became director and then awarded the role to singer. According to Martino, after being stripped of the role, he went to, his godfather and a crime boss, who then orchestrated the publication of various news articles that claimed Coppola was unaware of Ruddy giving Martino the part.
Damone eventually dropped the role because he did not want to provoke the mob, in addition to being paid too little. Ultimately, the part of Johnny Fontane was given to Martino.originally was given the part of Paulie Gatto.
A spot in opened up after quit the project in favor of The Godfather, which led De Niro to audition for the role and leave The Godfather after receiving the part. After De Niro quit, was given the role of Gatto. Coppola cast for the role of Kay Adams due to her reputation for being. Was given the part of Fredo Corleone after Coppola saw him perform in an Off Broadway production. Was given the role of Carlo Rizzi after he was asked to perform a screen test in which he acted out the fight between Rizzi and Connie.Nearing the start of filming on March 29, had yet to be cast. Paramount executives wanted a popular actor, either.
Producer Robert Evans wanted to receive the role in part due to his recent success in. Pacino was Coppola's favorite for the role as he could picture him roaming the Sicilian countryside, and wanted an unknown actor who looked like an Italian-American. However, Paramount executives found Pacino to be too short to play Michael., and also auditioned. Caan was well received by the Paramount executives and was given the part of Michael initially, while the role of was awarded to. Coppola still pushed for Pacino to play Michael after the fact and Evans eventually conceded, allowing Pacino to have the role of Michael as long as Caan played Sonny. Evans preferred Caan over Caridi because Caan was seven inches shorter than Caridi, which was much closer to Pacino's height.
Despite agreeing to play Michael Corleone, Pacino was contracted to star in MGM's The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, but the two studios agreed on a settlement and Pacino was signed by Paramount three weeks before shooting began.Coppola gave several roles in the film to family members. He gave his sister, the role of Connie Corleone. His daughter played Michael Francis Rizzi, Connie's and Carlo's newborn son., his father, appeared in the film as an extra playing a piano during a scene. Coppola's wife, mother, and two sons all appeared as extras in the picture. Several smaller roles, like, were cast after the filming had started.
Filming Before the filming began, the cast received a two-week period for rehearsal, which included a dinner where each actor and actress had to assume character for its duration. Filming was scheduled to begin on March 29, 1971, with the scene between Michael Corleone and Kay Adams as they leave in New York City after shopping for Christmas gifts. The weather on March 23 predicted snow flurries, which caused Ruddy to move the filming date forward; snow did not materialize and a snow machine was used. Principal filming in New York continued until July 2, 1971. Coppola asked for a three-week break before heading overseas to film in Sicily. Following the crew's departure for Sicily, Paramount announced that the release date would be moved to spring 1972. The Don Barzini assassination scene was filmed on the steps of the building on inCinematographer initially turned down the opportunity to film The Godfather because the production seemed 'chaotic' to him.
After Willis later accepted the offer, he and Coppola agreed to not use any modern filming devices, helicopters, or zoom lenses. Willis and Coppola chose to use a 'tableau format' of filming to make it seem if it was viewed like a painting. He made use of shadows and low light levels throughout the film to showcase psychological developments. Willis and Coppola agreed to interplay light and dark scenes throughout the film. Willis underexposed the film in order to create a 'yellow tone.'
The scenes in Sicily were shot to display the countryside and 'display a more romantic land,' giving these scenes a 'softer, more romantic' feel than the New York scenes. 1941 featured in The GodfatherOne of the film's most shocking moments involved an actual, severed, horse's head.
Coppola received some criticism for the scene, although the head was obtained from a dog-food company from a horse that was to be killed regardless of the film. On June 22, the scene where Sonny is killed was shot on a runway at in Mineola, where three tollbooths were built, along with guard rails, and billboards to set the scene. Sonny's car was a 1941 Lincoln Continental with holes drilled in it to resemble bullet holes. The scene took three days to film and cost over $100,000.Coppola's request to film on location was observed; approximately 90 percent was shot in New York City and its surrounding suburbs, using over 120 distinct locations. Several scenes were filmed at in. The remaining portions were filmed in California, or on-site in Sicily, except for the scenes set in because there were insufficient funds to travel there.
And were the Sicilian towns featured in the film. The opening wedding scene was shot in a neighborhood using almost 750 locals as extras. The house used as the Corleone household and the wedding location was at 110 Longfellow Avenue in the neighborhood of Staten Island. The wall around the Corleone compound was made from. Scenes set in and around the Corleone olive oil business were filmed on.After filming had ended on August 7, post-production efforts were focused on trimming the film to a manageable length. In addition, producers and director were still including and removing different scenes from the end product, along with trimming certain sequences. In September, the first rough cut of the film was viewed.
Many of the scenes removed from the film were centered around Sonny, which did not advance the plot. By November, Coppola and Ruddy finished the semi-final cut. Debates over personnel involved with the final editing remained even 25 years after the release of the film. The film was shown to Paramount staff and exhibitors in late December 1971 and January 1972.
Main article:The game is based upon this film and tells the story of an original character, Aldo Trapani, whose rise through the ranks of the Corleone family intersects with the plot of the film on numerous occasions. Duvall, Caan, and Brando supplied voiceovers and their likenesses, but Pacino did not.
Francis Ford Coppola openly voiced his disapproval of the game. Reception Box office The Godfather was a, breaking many box office records to become the. The film's opening day gross from five theaters was $57,829 with ticket prices increased from $3 to $3.50. Prices in New York were increased further at the weekend to $4, and the number of showings were increased from four times a day to seven times a day.
The film grossed $61,615 in Toronto for the weekend and $240,780 in New York, for an opening weekend gross of $302,395. The film grossed $454,000 for the week in New York and $115,000 in Toronto for a first week gross of $568,800, which made it number one at the U.S. Box office for the week.
In its first five days of national release, it grossed $6.8 million, taking its gross up to $7,397,164. A week later its grossed had reached $17,291,705 with the one week gross of around $10 million being an industry record. It grossed another $8.7 million by April 9 to take its gross to $26,000,815.The film eventually earned $81.5 million in in the US and Canada during its initial release, increasing its earnings to $85.7 million through a reissue in 1973, and including a limited re-release in 1997, it ultimately earned an equivalent exhibition gross of $135 million. It displaced to claim the record as the top rentals earner, a position it would retain until the release of in 1975.
News articles at the time proclaimed it was the first film to gross $100 million in North America, but such accounts are erroneous; this record belongs to, released in 1965. The film repeated its native success overseas, earning in total an unprecedented $142 million in worldwide theatrical rentals, to become the. Profits were so high for The Godfather that earnings for, which owned Paramount, jumped from 77 cents per share to $3.30 a share for the year, according to a article, dated December 13, 1972. Re-released five more times since 1997, it has grossed between $246 million and $287 million in worldwide box office receipts, and adjusted for ticket price in North America, ranks among the top 25. Critical response The Godfather has received critical acclaim and is seen as one of the, particularly in the genre. On, the film holds a 98% approval rating based on 94 reviews, with an average rating of 9.27/10.
The website's critics consensus reads, 'One of Hollywood's greatest critical and commercial successes, The Godfather gets everything right; not only did the movie transcend expectations, it established new benchmarks for American cinema.' , which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 100 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating 'universal acclaim'.of the praised Coppola's efforts to follow the storyline of the eponymous novel, the choice to set the film in the same time as the novel, and the film's ability to 'absorb' the viewer over its three-hour run time. While Ebert was mainly positive, he criticized Brando's performance, saying his movements lacked 'precision' and his voice was 'wheezy.' The 's gave the film four out of four stars, commenting that it was 'very good.' 's believed Brando portrayed Vito Corleone well and that his character dominated each scene it appeared in, but felt Puzo and Coppola had the character of Michael Corleone too focused on revenge. In addition, Sarris stated that Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, and James Caan were good in their respective roles.of called the film a 'jewel' and wrote that Coppola deserves most of the credit for the film. Writing for, felt that Coppola had created one of the 'most brutal and moving chronicles of American life' and went on to say that it 'transcends its immediate milieu and genre.'
Director thought the film had the best cast ever and could be the best movie ever made. Of The New Republic wrote negatively of the film in a contemporary review, claiming that Pacino 'rattles around in a part too demanding for him,' while also criticizing Brando's make-up and Rota's score.Previous mafia films had looked at the gangs from the perspective of an outraged outsider.
In contrast, The Godfather presents the gangster's perspective of the Mafia as a response to corrupt society. Although the Corleone family is presented as immensely rich and powerful, no scenes depict prostitution, gambling, loan sharking or other forms of racketeering. Some critics argue that the setting of a criminal counterculture allows for unapologetic gender stereotyping, and is an important part of the film's appeal ('You can act like a man!' , Don Vito tells a weepy Johnny Fontane).Remarking on the fortieth anniversary of the film's release, film critic praised The Godfather as 'arguably the great American work of popular art' and 'the summa of all great moviemaking before it'.
Two years before, had written in his journal that it 'comes closest to being a film everyone agrees. Is unquestionably great.'
Accolades The Godfather was nominated for seven awards at the:, for, and for,. When the winners were announced on January 28, 1973, the film had won the categories for: Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor – Drama, Best Original Score, and Best Picture – Drama. The Godfather won a record five Golden Globes, which was not surpassed until 2017.Rota's score was also nominated for at the. Rota was announced the winner of the category on March 3 at the Grammys' ceremony in.When the nominations for the were revealed on February 12, 1973, The Godfather was nominated for eleven awards. The nominations were for:, Marlon Brando for, and for, Pacino, Caan, and for, for, Coppola for,. Upon further review of Rota's, the Academy found that Rota had used a similar score in 's 1958 comedy.
This led to re-balloting, where members of the music branch chose from six films: The Godfather and the five films that had been on the shortlist for best original dramatic score but did not get nominated. 's score for Sleuth won this new vote, and thus replaced Rota's score on the official list of nominees. Going into the awards ceremony, The Godfather was seen as the favorite to take home the most awards.
From the nominations that The Godfather had remaining, it only won three of the Academy Awards: Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture.Brando, who had also not attended the Golden Globes ceremony two months earlier, boycotted the Academy Awards ceremony and refused to accept the Oscar, becoming the second actor to refuse a Best Actor award after in. Brando sent American Indian Rights activist in his place, to announce at the awards podium Brando's reasons for declining the award which were based on his objection to the depiction of American Indians by Hollywood and television.
In addition, Pacino boycotted the ceremony. He was insulted at being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor award, noting that he had more screen time than his co-star and Best Actor winner Brando and thus he should have received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.The Godfather had five nominations for awards at the. The nominees were: Pacino for, Rota for the, Duvall for, and Brando for, the film's costume designer Anna Hill Johnstone for. All of The Godfather 's nominations failed to win except for Rota. ^ Sources disagree on both the amount of the original budget and the final budget.
The starting budget has been recorded as $1 million, $2 million, and $2.5 million, while Coppola later demanded—and received—a $5 million budget. The final budget has been named at $6 million, $6.5 million, $7 million, and $7.2 million. ^ Sources disagree on the amount grossed by the film. 1974:.
The original Godfather has grossed a mind-boggling $285 million. 1991: Von Gunden, Kenneth (1991). Since The Godfather had earned over $85 million in U.S.-Canada rentals (the worldwide box-office gross was $285 million), a sequel, according to the usual formula, could be expected to earn approximately two-thirds of the original's box-office take (ultimately Godfather II had rentals of $30 million). Releases:.
Retrieved January 22, 2020. Original release: $243,862,778; 1997 re-release: $1,267,490; 2009 re-release: $121,323; 2011 re-release: $818,333; 2014 re-release: $29,349; 2018 re-release: $21,701; Budget: $6,000,000. Sources disagree on the date where Paramount confirmed their intentions to make Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather into a feature-length film. Harlan Lebo's work states that the announcement came in January 1969, while Jenny Jones' book puts the date of the announcement three months after the novel's publication, in June 1969.References. May 31, 1996.
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