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The Godfather (1972)

Director Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark adaptation of Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel of Mafia life in 1940s New York earned Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor. Marlon Brando stars as aging mob boss Don Vito Corleone, who weighs the appointment of a rightful successor to head his "family business" from among his three sons: hot-headed first-born son Sonny (James Caan), weak-minded Fredo (John Cazale), and college-educated war hero Michael (Al Pacino). With Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire. 177 min. C/Rtg: R

The Godfather, Part II (1974)

Director Francis Ford Coppola and novelist Mario Puzo’s story of the Corleone clan continues, as new boss Michael (Al Pacino) launches a violent campaign to extend his family’s power, while flashbacks of a young Vito (Robert De Niro) depict his arrival at Ellis Island to his rise to Mafia prominence and his return to Sicily on a mission of vengeance. The superb sequel film that earned six Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor co-stars Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg. 3 1/3 hrs. C/Rtg: R

The Godfather, Part III (1990)

The stunning third installment in Francis Ford Coppola’s crime saga finds a weary 60-year-old Don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) attempting to go straight for his family’s sake and to finalize a complex business deal with the Vatican. However, as Corleone tries to get out, "they pull [him] back in," with tragic consequences. Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Talia Shire, Sofia Coppola, Eli Wallach, George Hamilton, Joe Mantegna co-star. 170 min. C/Rtg: R

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.