1001movies.net * The Godfather * Opened March 15, 1972 | Runtime hr. 55 min. * Rated R * Based on the novel about the fictional Mafia family in the 1940s. Revenge, envy, and parent-child conflict mix with the rituals of the Italian mob in America. * Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton * Director: Francis Ford Coppola * Genres: Crime Drama, Gangster Film, Crime, Family Drama