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"I believe in America." From the moment these words were uttered in the opening scene of The Godfather, audiences knew they were witnessing greatness. Paramount had gambled on up-and-coming director Francis Ford Coppola's epic about a New York organised crime family to be their big hit for the year. The film's budget was $6 million and it made over $150 million at the box office. Adapted by Mario Puzo and Coppola from Puzo's best-selling novel, the film is the apotheosis of the gangster movie, exploring the traditional family themes of loyalty, betrayal, corruption and the lust for power. The stellar cast are all at the top of their game; Brando's thoughtful, wily Don in the twilight of his life, James Caan as the fiery heir-apparent and most of all Al Pacino as the educated youngest son who reluctantly accepts the family legacy.
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Marlon Brando, Al Pacino - The Godfather (Paramount, 1972) |
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Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (United Artists/Fantasy Films, 1975) |
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The Exorcist (Warner Bros. 1973) |
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Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire - Rocky (United Artists, 1976) |
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Christopher Reeve - Superman, The Movie (Warner Bros./D.C. Comics, 1978) |
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Poster - A Clockwork Orange (Warner Bros. 1971) |
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John Travolta - Saturday Night Fever (Paramount, 1977) |
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Richard Roundtree - Shaft (MGM, 1971) |
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Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry (Malpaso/Warner Bros. 1971) |
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Diane Keaton, Woody Allen - Manhattan (United Artists, 1979) |
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Robert de Niro - Taxi Driver (Columbia, 1976) |
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