The Godfather (The Godfather) is a 1972 American gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay by Mario Puzo (novel) and Coppola. The film was released on March 15, 1972 in the United States.
When the head of a notorious crime family decides to transfer his position to one of his subordinates, a series of unfortunate events begins for the family and this marks the beginning of a war between all the famous families, starting with insolence, deportation, murder and revenge, and ending with the selection of a favorable successor.
The film focuses on Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), who between 1945 and 1955 transformed from an ordinary relative into a ruthless mafia boss, succeeding the patriarch of the family, Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando).
The film is considered one of the strongest in the gangster film genre and one of the best in world cinema in general, for which it received three Oscars. The film has two sequels - The Godfather Part II from 1974 and The Godfather Part III from 1990.
