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The Godfather

Don Vito Corleone, head of a mafia family, decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son Michael. However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in grave danger.

The Godfather "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of the Corleone mafia family in New York. He is at the event of his daughter's wedding. Michael, Vito's youngest son and a decorated WWII Marine is also present at the wedding. Michael seems to be uninterested in being a part of the family business. Vito is a powerful man, and is kind to all those who give him respect but is ruthless against those who do not. But when a powerful and treacherous rival wants to sell drugs and needs the Don's influence for the same, Vito refuses to do it. What follows is a clash between Vito's fading old values and the new ways which may cause Michael to do the thing he was most reluctant in doing and wage a mob war against all the other mafia families which could tear the Corleone family apart.

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The Godfather Videos

50th Anniversary Trailer

50th Anniversary Trailer

Tom Hanks on Brando's Iconic

Tom Hanks on Brando's Iconic "Godfather" Look

The Godfather and The Candidate Win Writing Awards: 1973 Oscars

The Godfather and The Candidate Win Writing Awards: 1973 Oscars

The Godfather Wins Best Picture: 45th Oscars (1973)

The Godfather Wins Best Picture: 45th Oscars (1973)

Info about The Godfather

Studio(s): Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions

Originally Released: United States, Mar 14, 1972

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $245,066,411.00

Budget: $6,000,000.00

Genres:Crime, Drama

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