The Godfather (Widescreen Edition) |  | Actors: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall
Studio: Paramount
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Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 175 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD080494D
ISBN: 0792173295
UPC: 097360804942
EAN: 9780792173298
Theatrical Release Date: March 24, 1972
Release Date: May 11, 2004
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BRANDO IS DON VITO CORLEONE, THE SYMPATHETIC GODFATHER OF A NEW YORK CRIME FAMILY, WHOSE BUSINESS IT IS TO MAKE OFFERS PEOPLE CAN'T REFUSE. VISUALLY BEAUTIFUL AND IMAGES OF TIMES ANDLOCALES CONTRAST THE FILM'S GRAPHIC VIOLEN.
Generally acknowledged as a bona fide classic, this Francis Ford Coppola film is one of those rare experiences that feels perfectly right from beginning to end--almost as if everyone involved had been born to participate in it. Based on Mario Puzo's bestselling novel about a Mafia dynasty, Coppola's Godfather extracted and enhanced the most universal themes of immigrant experience in America: the plotting-out of hopes and dreams for one's successors, the raising of children to carry on the good work, etc. In the midst of generational strife during the Vietnam years, the film somehow struck a chord with a nation fascinated by the metamorphosis of a rebellious son (Al Pacino) into the keeper of his father's dream. Marlon Brando played against Puzo's own conception of patriarch Vito Corleone, and time has certainly proven the actor correct. The rest of the cast, particularly James Caan, John Cazale, and Robert Duvall as the rest of Vito's male brood--all coping with how to take the mantle of responsibility from their father--is seamless and wonderful. --Tom Keogh
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 One of the best films ever July 9, 2010
Marianne (KINGWOOD, TX USA)
This is one of my favorite films of all time It won three of the best oscars including BEST PICTURE
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST ACTOR MARLON BRANDO
THIS IS ALSO THE SECOND BEST FILM OF ALL TIME BEHIND ITS Sequal Godfather part 2
 classic June 24, 2010
Kathleen A. Brown (Las Vegas, NV)
love this movie and is a classic for sure. love all the actors and the story and music
 godfather haiku June 15, 2010
haiku
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
choke on an orange,
tape a gun to the crapper
that's not a whole horse!
GODFATHER.. ONE OF THE BEST 70 MOVIES May 31, 2010
Roby
One of the great movies of that period as Chinatown, Conversation and some others.
 Movie = fabulous, Blu-Ray version = Seriously overhyped May 19, 2010
NCTejana (Texas, USA)
None of you need the review of the film itself; those who haven't seen it can find excellent reviews of it here and in every film-related resource known on the planet. I'm here to speak to the Blu-Ray DVD version only, and what I am compelled to say is -- WHAT A WASTE.
Blu-Ray has been out for years, but I've been slow to adopt it. Even once we got our Blu-Ray player (a Samsung for which I'll write a glowing recommendation another day), it took us several more months to get around to renting any Blu-Ray discs to view on it. The one Blu-Ray product that really motivated me was the Coppola Restoration. The idea of an *even better* version of two of the finest cinematic achievements of all time was a major selling point. However, now that I've finally seen the Blu-Ray version, I'm left to wonder if there's someone out there who sees any improvement in visual or auditory quality. What I see is the same image, possibly a little lightened up. It's no clearer. It's no deeper. It's no more saturated or nuanced. It is the same movie I already had on standard DVD, so nearly as I can tell.
If you're thinking it's my other equipment falling short, think again. We have a recent Samsung HD TV and Samsung BLP, and both are proven and highly rated. Neither is it a question of not being able to appreciate subtle enhancements; others in the household recently rented other Blu-Rays and were lavish in their praise of the improvements. This DVD simply does not increase viewing pleasure over and above what the existing full-featured standard DVD already offered.
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