Principal cast
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Richard S. Castellano
Film 3 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Godfather
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About the film
The Godfather at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1972 film at stop 3 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Key craft credits
Gordon Willis (director of photography), Peter Zinner (editor), William Reynolds (editor), Nino Rota (original music composer) and Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Release
- 1972-03-14
- Runtime
- 175 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Crime
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Marlon BrandoCharacter: Don Vito Corleone
- Al PacinoCharacter: Michael Corleone
- James CaanCharacter: Sonny Corleone
- Robert DuvallCharacter: Tom Hagen
- Richard S. CastellanoCharacter: Clemenza
- Diane KeatonCharacter: Kay Adams
- Talia ShireCharacter: Connie Corleone Rizzi
- Gianni RussoCharacter: Carlo Rizzi
- Sterling HaydenCharacter: Captain McCluskey
- John MarleyCharacter: Jack Woltz
- Richard ConteCharacter: Barzini
- Al LettieriCharacter: Sollozzo
Full crew
Full crew
- Francis Ford CoppolaCredits: Screenplay, Producer, Director
- Mario PuzoCredits: Screenplay, Novel
- William ReynoldsCredits: Editor
- Albert S. RuddyCredits: Producer
- Peter ZinnerCredits: Editor
- Harry DaleyCredits: Stunts
- Paul BaxleyCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Anthony CasoCredits: Stunt Double
- Carmine CoppolaCredits: Additional Music
- George NewmanCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Nancy HoptonCredits: Script Supervisor
- Carlo SavinaCredits: Conductor
- Walter MurchCredits: Post Production Consulting
- Michael ChapmanCredits: Camera Operator
- Michael BriggsCredits: Location Coordinator
- Tony BowersCredits: Location Coordinator
- Gordon WillisCredits: Director of Photography
- Nino RotaCredits: Original Music Composer
- Dean TavoularisCredits: Production Design
- Gray FredericksonCredits: Associate Producer
- Warren ClymerCredits: Art Direction
- Andrea EastmanCredits: Casting
- Anna Hill JohnstoneCredits: Costume Design
- Fred RoosCredits: Casting
- Louis DiGiaimoCredits: Casting
- Philip SmithCredits: Set Decoration
- Joe Bucaro IIICredits: Stand In, Stunt Double
- Valerio De PaolisCredits: Production Manager
- Richard PortmanCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Philip LetoCredits: Hairstylist
- Phil RhodesCredits: Makeup Artist
- Dick SmithCredits: Makeup Artist
- Charles GrenzbachCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Sass BedigCredits: Special Effects
- Joe LombardiCredits: Special Effects
- Fred C. CarusoCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Richard AdeeCredits: Set Decoration
- Chris NewmanCredits: Sound Recordist
- A.D. FlowersCredits: Special Effects
- Robert EvansCredits: Producer
- Tony BrandtCredits: Assistant Director
- Fred T. GalloCredits: Assistant Director
- George LucasCredits: Assistant Editor
- Enrico A. CorteseCredits: Makeup Artist
- Ned KoppCredits: Production Manager
- Leon CorcosCredits: Third Assistant Director
- Stephen F. KestenCredits: Assistant Director
- Steven P. SklootCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Samuel VertsCredits: Assistant Art Director
- William CanfieldCredits: Set Dresser
- Robert ScaifeCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Howard BealsCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Steve CookCredits: ADR Mixer
- Pierre JalbertCredits: Assistant Sound Editor, Assistant Editor
- Les LazarowitzCredits: Boom Operator
- Don MacDougallCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kitty MaloneCredits: Foley Artist
- Jack DeBronCredits: Special Effects
- Paul J. LombardiCredits: Special Effects Supervisor
- Steven JudaCredits: Assistant Camera
- Wilmer ButlerCredits: Second Unit Director of Photography
- Caleb DeschanelCredits: Additional Camera
- Russell EngelsCredits: Rigging Gaffer
- Edward KnottCredits: Grip
- Anthony R. PalmieriCredits: Camera Loader
- Gordon Parks Jr.Credits: Still Photographer
- Ed QuinnCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Robert RoyalCredits: Rigging Grip
- Peter SalimCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Tibor SandsCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Jack StagerCredits: Still Photographer
- Edward TonkinCredits: Best Boy Electric
- Dusty WallaceCredits: Gaffer
- Robert WardCredits: Key Grip
- Riccardo BertoniCredits: Extras Casting
- Marilyn PutnamCredits: Wardrobe Master
- Joan JoseffCredits: Other
- Marc LaubCredits: Additional Editor
- Barbara MarksCredits: Assistant Editor
- Maurice SchellCredits: Assistant Editor
- Murray SolomonCredits: Additional Editor
- Jack WheelerCredits: Assistant Editor
- Philip ProcterCredits: Location Coordinator
- Carl FortinaCredits: Musician
- Ralph GriersonCredits: Musician
- John C. HammellCredits: Music Editor
- Tommy JohnsonCredits: Musician
- Tommy TedescoCredits: Musician
- Louise Di TullioCredits: Musician
- Albert T. ViolaCredits: Musician
- David SchwartzCredits: Musician
- Robert TowneCredits: Story Editor
- Raymond HartwickCredits: Driver
- Frank KhouryCredits: Transportation Captain
- Louis VolpeCredits: Driver
- Shari LeibowitzCredits: Production Coordinator
- James RaganCredits: Production Assistant
- Howard NewmanCredits: Unit Publicist
- Gary ChazanCredits: Producer's Assistant
- Jay MiracleCredits: Production Assistant
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