Brief Introduction and Details of The Godfather

Synopsis Godfather Stills1In the summer of 945, Vito Corleone, the head of the Corleone family of the American mafia, held a grand wedding for his little daughter Connie. The godfather has three sons: Sonny, the grumpy and lecherous eldest son, Fred, the timid second son, and Mike, the youngest son who has just returned from naval service. Sonny is the godfather's right-hand man. Although Mike is smart and capable, he is not interested in his family's career.

The "godfather" is the leader of the mafia, but it is also the patron saint of many weak civilians and is deeply loved by people. He refused Sollozzo's request, which aggravated the contradiction with several other mafia families in new york. On Christmas Eve, Sollozzo kidnapped tom hagen, the godfather's adopted son and family adviser, and sent someone to assassinate him. This is the second attack on the godfather in his life. The first attack was only a few words in the movie, but it was described in the novel that a young assassin rushed into the godfather's house with the determination to die and dropped a bomb on the godfather, so the godfather was injured and the assassin was killed at will.

Godfather was shot and admitted to hospital. Sola asked Tom to try to get Sonny to agree to the drug deal and renegotiate. Sonny is brave and reckless. He vowed revenge, but there was nothing he could do. Mike went to the hospital to visit his father, but found no one in the hospital. It turned out that the police colluded with Sollozzo to drive away all the bodyguards in the hospital. So he launched a soul-stirring struggle in the hospital and finally saved his father's life. Clashes between families are explosive. Sollozzo and the sheriff asked to negotiate with Mike. So Mike took the opportunity to come up with a plan to kill Sollozzo and the sheriff. In a small restaurant, Mike killed Sollozzo and the sheriff with a pistol hidden in the toilet beforehand.

Cast Don vito corleone Marlon Brando Michael Corleone Al Pacino tom hagen robert duvall Kay Adams diane keaton Sonny Corleone james caan Fredo john cazale Michael Francis Ritz I (undetermined) Sofia Coppola Captain McCluskey Sterling Hayden Connie Talia Shire Sal Tesio Abe Vigoda Bazni Richard Conte welcomes the bridal party (unedited) Ron Gilbert Cuneo Rudy Budd Aneri Richard Bright Clemenza Richard Castenot mother Corleone Manama King Luca Brasileni Montana Pauli Gato John Martino staff. Albert s; Gray frederickson/gray frederickson Original: mario puzo Director: francis ford coppola/francis ford coppola Deputy Director (Assistant): Tony Brandt; ; Fred T. Gallo; Screenplay by Steven P. Scrut: francis ford coppola/francis ford coppola; Mario puzo/Mario Puzo Photography: Gordon Willis/Gordon Willis Editing: william raynolds; ; Peter Zinner casting director: Andrea Hysmans; ; Fred Roos Fred Roos; Louis Digimo Art Director: Dean Tavoularis/Dean Tavoularis Art Design: Warren Kremer Fashion Design: Anna Hill Johnstone Set Designer: Philip Smith Source.

Actor Marlon Brando.

Italian, the first godfather, lived in Sicily as a teenager and then fled to the United States to establish a mafia empire. The leader of the Corleone family, the godfather of the gang. Being a gentleman has its own awesome majesty. With his wife Ksenya Goryachova Camilla, he has three sons: Sonny, Fredo, Michael and a daughter Connie, and adopts Tom Hagen as his adopted son.

Actor Al Pacino.

Vito's youngest son inherited his father's calm, calm, intelligent and strong personality. After Sollozzo and McAskie were assassinated, he took refuge in Sicily, met beautiful local girls and got married. After his wife was murdered, he returned to America to take over the family business and became the second generation godfather. Immediately eliminate the family's spies and enemies.

Actor James Ken

Vito's eldest son, brother of Fredo and Michael, is passionate and fierce. But working hard for the family business. Because my sister had many problems with her brother-in-law Carol because of domestic violence, she was betrayed by her brother-in-law, fell into the trap of the bassini family at the toll booth and was shot.

Robert duvall tom hagen | Actor robert duvall

The orphan adopted by the godfather, like Mike, plays the role of adviser to the Corleone family, calm and rational, and is a strategist deeply relied on by the Corleone family.

Diane keaton Kay Adams | Actor diane keaton

Mike's college classmate and girlfriend later became his wife and gave birth to a son Anthony. She is the equivalent of an outsider to the entire Corleone family.

Music soundtrack album name release time track serial number track serial number track Godfather 1972 0 1 Main (Godfather Waltz) 02 I only have one heart 03 Picard 04 Connie's Wedding 05 Temple of Fear 06 Sicilian Pastoral 07 Godfather 07 1 Sylvester Stallone auditioned for the film, but he didn't get any role, so he thought he might not be suitable for acting, but more suitable for writing, so he wrote the script of Wild Child from 65438 to 0974. Most of Marlon Brando's lines in the film are read out according to the cue cards. Marlon Brando wanted Don Corleone to look like a bulldog. During the audition, he stuffed cotton into his mouth to bulge his cheeks. In the actual shooting, he wore a pair of special braces made by the dentist. Jenny Russo, who plays Carol, has a mafia background. Because he has never acted in a play, his acting skills were opposed by Brando. So Jenny Russo tried to threaten Brando. But this made Brando mistakenly think that he was performing, thus affirming his acting skills. Sofia Coppola made a guest appearance at the christening ceremony as the nephew of Michael Corleone. The producer originally intended to make this film into a low-cost modern gangster film, instead of setting it in the 1940s and 1950s. In the film, Vito slapped Johnny. However, this is not in the script, and the confusion revealed by al martino, who plays Johnny, is also his true translation. Brando's cat in the opening hug is a stray cat he accidentally found on Paramount Studio. The cat's snoring even drowned Brando's lines. The scene of the horse's head on the bed is the most amazing scene in this film, so animal rights organizations protested. Coppola said that the horse's head was bought from a dog food company, and they wouldn't kill animals for filming. Coppola's family also played a role in the film. Connie is played by Coppola's sister talia shire, Connie and Carol's youngest son is played by Coppola's daughter, and Coppola's two sons also play Tom Hagen's son. The tomato garden in the film was shot in a private residence in Long Island, new york. The whole garden was built in a hurry, and it was demolished immediately after the film was filmed and restored to its original appearance. Coppola's original director's cut is 126 minutes long, which the producer thinks is too short. The official version is 50 minutes longer than the director's cut version. The scene in which Sonny beat Connie's husband took four days to shoot, and as many as 700 extras were used. According to Al Pacino, Marlon Brando did burst into tears when he filmed this scene in the hospital. Lenny Montana, who plays Luca, was very nervous when he played against Marlon Brando, and even said the wrong lines, but Coppola thought his nervous performance was just right, and he kept it in the final version. In the bedroom scene, the crew used a real horse's head, which was obtained from the dog food processing factory. There are many eating and drinking scenes in the film, and there are nearly 6 1 scenes and shots. While filming Sonny beating his brother-in-law in the street, james caan, who plays Sonny, broke the actor's two ribs. In addition, trucks and wooden boxes appeared in the background of the picture at that time to cover up the inappropriate background. In the photo taken in Sicily, Michael's makeup didn't match that taken in new york, because Paramount didn't want to pay the makeup artist to go to Italy. Vito Coleon in Puzo's novels comes from Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, the real mafia in new york, and is called the prime minister of the mafia. Some mafia actions in the novel also come from the real events they created. Brando also deliberately imitated Costello's voice. Background of film production and creation

Godfather is adapted from mario puzo's novel of the same name published by 1969. Some main plots in the novel failed to appear in the film, such as Vito Don Colleen's flashbacks to his early life, including how he moved to the United States, his previous family life, how he killed Don Fanucci and how he became the godfather of the Mafia.

Godfather director selection

Francis ford coppola was not the original choice to direct The Godfather. Before he started shooting, the producer contacted at least two directors, including Italian director Sergio Leon, but Leon, who was not interested in mafia stories, refused the invitation of the producer. Coppola didn't want to direct the film at first, because he was afraid that the film was suspected of promoting mafia and violence, which would damage his Sicilian ancestry. Later, when Coppola discovered that the film could be a metaphor for American capitalism, he became enthusiastic about the film and agreed to direct it.

Role selection

At first, the producer Paramount Pictures did not agree with the actors selected by director Coppola. The producer strongly opposed Brando's role as Vito Don Collen, and hoped that laurence olivier would play the leading role, but Oliver could not play because of health problems. A director of Paramount Film suggested inviting Danny Thomas to play Vito Don Colijn. Later, after repeated pleading by Coppola, the producer finally agreed to sign a contract with Brando, but only if the salary was much lower than before, and he had to attend an audition and sign an agreement that would never delay the filming progress. In the audition, Brando beat his opponent ernest borgnine and was recognized by Paramount executives.

In addition to the protagonist, other roles in the film are also fiercely competitive. Bruce Dern, paul newman and Steve McQueen were all the original candidates to play tom hagen. Anthony Perkins and mia farrow also auditioned for Sonny and Kay. Robert De Niro auditioned for the roles of Michael, Sonny, Carol and Paulie, and got the role of Paulie, but Coppola chose to use him to complete the "deal" because when the producer was not sure whether to let Al Pacino play Mike, pacino had already signed up for My Bullet Will Turn, and Coppola had to exchange De Niro in order to get pacino.

Shooting process

Godfather started shooting on March 29th, 197 1, and most of the location shooting was completed in new york. In order to shoot the shopping scene of Michael and Kay at Christmas, the crew specially renovated the closed Best Company flagship store. The location of volz's residence in the film was shot in Los Angeles. Because robert duvall and John Marley couldn't attend, the crew had to find extras to replace them.

Coppola had a fierce conflict with the producer Paramount Pictures during the filming, so that the producer considered replacing him. The reason why the producers are skeptical about Coppola is because the film production started badly. Coppola was always behind schedule, making mistakes frequently and insisting on increasing unnecessary expenses, while Coppola thought that the first week of shooting was very smooth. Coppola later said in an interview that the producer had even found a replacement, and once he was fired, another director would take over immediately.

Award Record Time Award Name Type Nomination/Winner 1972 New York Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor Award

Robert duvall National Review Committee Award for Best Supporting Actor Al Pacino 1973 American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Al Pacino 45th Academy Award for Best Film "Godfather" 45th Academy Award for Best Actor Marlon Brando 45th Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay mario puzo, Francis ford coppola 45th Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated james caan 45th Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor robert duvall 45th Academy Awards Best Director francis ford coppola 45th Academy Awards Best Costume Design Anna Hill Johnstone 45th Academy Awards Best Editing william raynolds Peter Zinner 45th Academy Awards Best Sound Charlie Ge Linzbach 45th Academy Awards Best Sound Richard Portman 45th Academy Awards Best Sound chris newman 45th Academy Awards Best Music nino rota 30th Golden Globe Awards Best Film

Godfather, Best Actor, Marlon Brando, Best Director, francis ford coppola, Best Screenplay, francis ford coppola, Mario Puzo's 30th Golden Globe Award for Best Film Score nino rota's 30th Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Nominated Al Pacino's 30th Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor James Kan's 26th BAFTA Award for Best Film Music nino rota's 26th BAFTA Award for Best Actor Nominated Marlon Brando's 26th BAFTA Academy of Art Award for Best Supporting Actor robert duvall's 26th BAFTA Academy of British Film and Television Arts Award for Best Dressed Anna. Hill johnstone, Best Newcomer of the 26th BAFTA Award, Al Pacino, winner of the Italian David Award and David Special Award, Al Pacino, released the information. Country/region released the information. Country/region released the information. Country/region 1972 March1972 USA1972 September 27th, Sweden 1975/ Kloc-0/ Month 65438 Czechoslovakia1972 March 22nd USA 38+0972 July 15 Japan1972 June 16 Norway1977 May 25th Korea1977. August 18, Italy 65438+August 24th 0972, West Germany 1972,165438+1October 2nd, Australia 1980, 65438+/kloc. 65438+March 25th 0982 Hungary 65438+September 20th 0972 Argentina 65438+1 October 18 Netherlands 1990 65438+1October1Australia/kloc. 3 years 65438+1October Turkey1990165438+1October 30 Turkey's box office "Godfather" was released in the United States on 1972, with a box office of more than 5.24 million dollars in the first week and 8/7 in the first round. After the film was re-released, the total box office in North America reached $65.438+$34 million. By May, 1997, the global box office of this film had accumulated more than 245 million dollars.

Disc release 20 13 12, China introduced godfather series for the first time, Taisheng Culture released godfather trilogy, BD four-disc set and DVD three-disc set.

Godfather tells a romantic gangster epic in a gloomy and calm style. It is one of the greatest gangster movies in film history, and is known as the Bible for men. This film not only achieved success in criticism, art and box office, but also set a good example for future generations. It's a well-received classic film, with a high praise rate of 100% on authoritative film websites? . The American Film Academy, the American film authority, rated it as "America's greatest gangster classic movie"? . (Time Network, Sina.com comments)

The Godfather has a profound influence on film history, gangster films and popular culture. It is the best film in the film history in the eyes of many directors. The excellent performances of actors such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, and the epic nature of the story itself, make this film a masterpiece. The Godfather, as a gangster movie, is not nihilistic to downplay the religious meaning. On the contrary, it has a deep Christian brand. It rarely discusses good and evil, and rarely expresses religious morality through subjective lens, but it shows the inner sufferings of the characters at several nodes, and expresses this connotation with ease (review of Southern Weekend)? .

The godfather described the family feud in the heyday of the Mafia with meticulous pen and ink. Although the film has a huge pattern, complicated plots and many characters, Coppola, the director, has handled the whole film in an orderly and exciting way, showing superb professional skills (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Review)? .

The profound meaning of The Godfather lies in that it opens up a broad prospect for crime films in American film history. This film not only expands the performance field of crime films, but also goes far beyond the scope of violence, and sublimates the theme into the deep meaning of the most common power alternation in human society-the relationship between power and evil (Hefei Evening News Review).

Godfather's exposition of religion is looming, and the boundary between good and evil is blurred by elegance, warmth, kindness and affection. The image of the godfather in the film subverts people's traditional cognition of the gangster boss. The gangster in the film is no longer arrogant, he can be gentle and kind, and he can be decent and elegant. The director arranged a large-scale assassination scene in the film and skillfully used cross montage to express the revenge plot. When Marlon Brando said in a very calm tone that he would make an offer that he couldn't refuse, the violence of the underworld was eliminated to the maximum extent, resulting in great aesthetic tension (Southern Weekend Review).

The narrative plot "Godfather" is skillful in narration, and the half-hour foreshadowing of the wedding is intensive, which plays a key role in the huge network of characters and the development of the plot. The foreshadowing at the beginning of the film echoes in the following plot, and what is novel is that these echoes do not determine the plot direction, but are connected by grass ash. For example, the owner of the funeral home appeared for the second time, after the godfather's eldest son Sonny was shot, and the godfather asked him to sort out his son's body. Enzo, the son-in-law of the cake shop owner, appeared for the second time after the godfather was shot, posing as a bodyguard to protect the godfather and Michael in the hospital. These plots do not determine the direction of the plot, but connect the plots before and after, integrating the intricate network of characters into a close whole; Moreover, this echo is a common "gratitude-return" echo in classical narrative, with rich narrative rhythm, and it is also a rendering of the characterization itself (review of Southern Weekend).

There are many classic lens applications in the scene of "The Godfather", such as the opening of the old godfather with his back to the camera, listening to the funeral home owner's speech, the light was very dim, and then he suddenly hit it in a low voice, and then slowly opened the camera to present the whole house scene, which successfully set off the godfather's majestic side. At the end of the film, the use of depth of field lens is also classic. Kay stood close and watched Michael accept the kiss in his hand, and then the door slowly closed, full of symbolism. The lighting of this film is revolutionary. Few people dared to try such a dim light before. A section of the funeral home is the scene with the strongest contrast between black and white. The godfather came out of the shadow with clear facial features and exquisite handling of the shadow, which highlighted the sadness of the bridge (Southern Weekend Review).

The actor's performance is a classic gangster film that goes down in history. The epic grand narrative of The Godfather has brought people into a thrilling era and enjoyed a magnificent story. Of course, there are wonderful performances by actors such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and robert duvall, especially the "godfather" played by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, which has long been a classic role in film history. "The Godfather" made Marlon Brando brilliant again, and also made Al Pacino enter the gorgeous movie world. Together, they performed the role inheritance between the old and new godfathers. Although there are not many direct scenes, a simple conversation, a kiss and a smile in the hospital quietly predicted the upcoming regime change (Time Network Review)? .