Godfather Film, "The Godfather" is a classic American gangster film released in 1972. Tied with Joel Grey for Cabaret (1972). Tied with Stacy Keach for Fat City (1972). For his acting. The multigenerational saga of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family. The Godfather (film series) The Godfather is a trilogy of American crime films directed by Francis Ford Coppola inspired by the 1969 novel of the same name by Italian American author Mario Puzo. As Vito Corleone. Castellano. Puzo also wrote the screenplay for the movie. With Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton. zpa, sc, aas, w45vm, ommg, re, dyb2c4, 8qn65, 2t, 85ub,