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| − | '''''The Godfather''''' is novel by [[Mario Puzo]] written in 1969. In 1972 [[Francis Ford Coppola]] directed a movie based on the novel. | + | '''''The Godfather''''' is a novel by [[Mario Puzo]] written in 1969. In 1972 [[Francis Ford Coppola]] directed a movie based on the novel. |
The film follows the Corleone crime family, a fictional Italian-American criminal organization in the style of a [[mafia]]. It was directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and based on the book of the same name by [[Mario Puzo]]. It won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Picture, and is considered to be one of the greatest American films of all time. The [[American Film Institute]] ranks ''The Godfather'' as the second-best movie of the last century, after ''[[Citizen Kane]]''. | The film follows the Corleone crime family, a fictional Italian-American criminal organization in the style of a [[mafia]]. It was directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and based on the book of the same name by [[Mario Puzo]]. It won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Picture, and is considered to be one of the greatest American films of all time. The [[American Film Institute]] ranks ''The Godfather'' as the second-best movie of the last century, after ''[[Citizen Kane]]''. | ||
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The Godfather is a novel by Mario Puzo written in 1969. In 1972 Francis Ford Coppola directed a movie based on the novel.
The film follows the Corleone crime family, a fictional Italian-American criminal organization in the style of a mafia. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the book of the same name by Mario Puzo. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and is considered to be one of the greatest American films of all time. The American Film Institute ranks The Godfather as the second-best movie of the last century, after Citizen Kane.
The film was followed by two sequels, The Godfather Part II (1974) (which also won Best Picture) and The Godfather Part III (1990) (which was nominated for Best Picture).