The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay written in 1969, Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name. The story centers around two powerful New York Crime Family leaders who are fighting for power – Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone and Al Pacino as Michael Corelone Jr., son of Connie (Brando) & Sonny (James Caan), respectively.
