The Godfather
Paramount Pictures; an Albert S. Ruddy production
- Resource Type:
- VHS Video
- Creation:
- 1972
- Publication:
- Hollywood, CA : [Paramount Home Video], 1997
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- Summary:
- The Corleone Family nearly falls from power in America but rises to observe the passage of rites from father to son. There is a balance between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- In English. Closed-captioned.
- Main Work:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Godfather [by Puzo, M.]
- Subjects:
- Genres:
- System Details:
- VHS.
- Performers:
- Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Talia Shire, Diane Keaton.
- Production Credits:
- Producer, Albert S. Ruddy ; director, Francis Ford Coppola ; screenplay, Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola ; music, Nino Rota.
- General Notes:
- Based on the novel: The Godfather / by Mario Puzo.
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1972.
"Bonus interviews! includes new, never-before-seen interviews with director Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino, Talia Shire and the author Mario Puzo"--Container.
Golden Globes, 1973: Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama (Marlon Brando); Best Director - Motion Picture (Francis Ford Coppola); Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo); Best Original Score (Nino Rota).
Academy Awards, 1973: Best Picture (Albert S. Ruddy); Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola).
Gift: Bequest of Joe Morris, November 2013. - Physical Description:
- 2 videocassettes (171 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- analog; magnetic; mono
- Video Characteristics:
- VHS; NTSC
- Call Numbers:
- MV 14237
- ISBNs:
- 0792101383
9780792101383 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, Paramount: 8049
- OCLC Numbers:
- 39144765