The Godfather (film series)

The Godfather
Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
Screenplay byMario Puzo
Francis Ford Coppola
Based onThe Godfather
by Mario Puzo
Produced byAlbert S. Ruddy (1)
Francis Ford Coppola (23)
CinematographyGordon Willis
Edited byPeter Zinner (12)
Barry Malkin (23)
William H. Reynolds (1)
Richard Marks (2)
Lisa Fruchtman (3)
Walter Murch (3)
Music byNino Rota (12)
Carmine Coppola (3)
Production
companies
Alfran Productions (1)
The Coppola Company (2)
American Zoetrope (3)
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • March 15, 1972 (1972-03-15)
  • (The Godfather)
  • December 20, 1974 (1974-12-20)
  • (The Godfather Part II)
  • December 25, 1990 (1990-12-25)
  • (The Godfather Part III)
Running time
539 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Sicilian
Budget$73–74.2 million[N 1]
Box office$430.9517.4 million[N 2][N 3]

The Godfather is a trilogy of American crime films directed by Francis Ford Coppola inspired by the 1969 novel of the same name by Italian American author Mario Puzo. The films follow the trials of the fictional Italian American mafia Corleone family whose patriarch, Vito Corleone, rises to be a major figure in American organized crime. His youngest son, Michael Corleone, becomes his successor. The films were distributed by Paramount Pictures and released in 1972, 1974, and 1990. The series achieved success at the box office, with the films earning between $430 and $517 million worldwide.[N 2][N 3] The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are both seen by many as two of the greatest films of all time.[1] The series is heavily awarded, winning 9 out of 28 total Academy Award nominations.


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  1. ^ "The Godfather, Part II". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.