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The Godfather is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name written by Mario Puzo, and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. The film's story spans ten years from late 1945 to 1955.

This movie and its two sequels are regarded by many to be the definitive Mafia films, consistently ranked amongst the finest American movies of all time.

The film was released in 1972 and was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who had directed several films prior to this; none of which had a significant impact upon the public. Shooting spanned from March 29, 1971, to August 6 of that year. Due to skepticism about the film's expected success, a low budget was set for the film, forcing the crew to use regular lighting as opposed to production lighting. This lent a more realistic appearance to the film.

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