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Call Number: DVD00237

by Francis Ford Coppola; Al Pacino; Robert Duvall; Diane Keaton; Robert De Niro; John Cazale; Gordon Willis; Nino Rota; Mario Puzo; Paramount Pictures Corporation.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, [2001].

Notes: Originally released in 1974 (200 mins.); edition contains three DVD, Disc 1 and 2 contain the film, Disc 3 is a special features disc which contains On location; The Godfather family: a look inside; Gordon Willis cinematography; the music of the Godfather; storyboards from the Godfather Part II; storyboards from the Godfather Part III; additional scenes; the Corleone family tree; Godfather chronology; Academy Award acceptance speeches; photo gallery; theatrical trailers; filmmakers biographies; Francis Coppola’s notebook; Coppola & Puzo on screenwriting; cast rehersals; a documentary on the making of the films; filming locations featurette; Based on the novel “The Godfather” by Mario Puzo; Nominated for 11 1975 Academy Awards;

Summary: In the early 1900s, the young Vito flees Sicily for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy. There he kills the local Black Hand Fanucci after he demands his customary cut of the tyro’s business. With Fanucci gone, Vito’s stature grows. The family legacy is upended by Michael’s business expansion in the 1950s. Now based in Lake Tahoe, Michael conspires to make inroads in the Las Vegas and Havana pleasure industries by any means necessary. As he realizes that even his allies are trying to kill him, the increasingly paranoid Michael also discovers that his ambition has crippled his marriage to Kay and turned his brother Fredo against him. Barely escaping a federal indictment, Michael decides to turn his attention to dealing with his enemies, completing his own corruption.

Also: Available on VHS at (VHS00948); See The Godfather Part I on DVD at (DVD00236) or on VHS at (VHS00947); See The Godfather Part III on VHS at (VHS00949)

OCLC #: 58400484 and 47657857