In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 crime drama continues a sweeping saga of a powerful family, cutting between the early rise of its patriarch in Sicily and turn-of-the-century New York and his son's later efforts to expand the family's reach in mid-century America. Grand in scope yet intimate in focus, it explores power, loyalty, ambition, and moral erosion across generations. Measured and richly textured, the film rewards patient viewers who appreciate epic, character-driven storytelling. It stands among the most acclaimed of its genre. Its MagicMovieScore is 8.6.
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Al Pacino
Don Michael Corleone

Robert Duvall
Tom Hagen

Diane Keaton
Kay Corleone

Robert De Niro
Vito Corleone

John Cazale
Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone

Talia Shire
Constanzia 'Connie' Corleone

Lee Strasberg
Hyman Roth

Michael V. Gazzo
Frank Pentangeli
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Release Date
December 20, 1974
Runtime
3h 22m
Rating
R
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director