Francis Ford Coppola co-wrote the script with Mario Puzo for The Godfather, a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on Puzo’s best-selling 1969 novel of the same name. Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton are among the cast members. It is the first of The Godfather trilogy’s three instalments. The film follows the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando) from 1945 to 1955, concentrating on his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), as he grows from a hesitant family outsider to a deadly mob lord.
“It’s also wonderful to celebrate this triumph with Paramount among the amazing fans who’ve enjoyed it for quite a long time, more youthful generations who truly think it is relevant now, and the persons who will find it fascinating,” Coppola adds. The Godfather’s legacy will live on not just through fresh adaptations and theatrical re-releases, but also through Paramount+’s new series, The Offer, which will premiere on their streaming platform in April and tell the never-before-told tale of how The Godfather was conceived. Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Giovani Ribisi, Juno Temple, Dan Fogler, and Colin Hanks feature in the miniseries.
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The Godfather is a trilogy with the sequels released as The Godfather II in 1974 and The Godfather III in 1990. Robert Duvall, now of age 91, acted in the Godfather movie as Tom Hagen : Corleone consigliere lawyer, and unofficial adopted member of the Corleone family. The story mainly involved around the chronicles of the Corleone family under Vito Corleone (Brando) and the journey of Michael Corleone (Pacino) to become the ruthless mafia boss.
The Godfather has been restored before, but as technology progresses, new paths have opened up to bring it back in the best possible shape, which has been a hit for fans. The fact that Coppola monitored the entire process makes this a must-see moment for everyone seeing the film at home or on the big screen. It’s a delight to return to a reestablished classic that set its own benchmark and continues to focus intensively on as a monument to outstanding filmmaking among all the formality and spectacle of today’s massive budget cinema. For those who can’t get it to the theatre to see the entirely reconstructed picture, The Godfather will be shown in three different formats on 4K Ultra HD and digital in March.