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      • The Godfather made history even as it reinterpreted it. We look at the real gangsters who inspired the book and movie. By Tony Sokol | December 20, 2019 | | 0 Photo: Paramount Pictures The Godfather is a historic movie that made and remade history.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_GodfatherThe Godfather - Wikipedia

    The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film [ 2 ] directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Godfather-film-byThe Godfather | Plot, Cast, Oscars, & Facts | Britannica

    Aug 27, 2024 · The Godfather is set in the 1940s and takes place entirely within the world of the Corleones, a fictional New York Mafia family. It opens inside the dark office of the family patriarch, Don Vito Corleone (also known as the Godfather and played by Brando), on the wedding day of his daughter, Connie (Talia Shire).

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  5. www.denofgeek.com › culture › the-real-history-ofThe Real History of The Godfather Movies and Book

    Dec 20, 2019 · The Godfather is a historic movie that made and remade history. Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Mario Puzo’s best-selling family novel is consistently rated in the top three motion...

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  7. www.biography.com › crime › godfather-true-storiesThe True Stories Behind 'The Godfather' - Biography

    Dec 15, 2020 · Based on Mario Puzo's 1969 crime novel of the same name, Francis Ford Coppola's cinematic masterpiece The Godfather (1972) chronicles the fictional Corleone family and its rise to becoming one of...

  8. time.com › 6171404The True Story Behind The Offer | TIME

    • Did the mob protest against the making of The Godfather? In The Offer, the mafia is insulted by the portrayal of Italian Americans in Mario Puzo’s novel.
    • Did Frank Sinatra almost beat up Mario Puzo over The Godfather? There’s a moment in the first episode of The Offer in which Mario Puzo (Patrick Gallo) spots Frank Sinatra (Frank John Hughes) at a Hollywood restaurant and decides to tell him how much he means to him.
    • Did Robert Evans not want to hire Al Pacino for The Godfather because of his height? Throughout The Offer, Paramount Studio head Robert Evans argues that Francis Ford Coppola can’t cast Al Pacino (Anthony Ippolito) as the lead in The Godfather because he’s too short.
    • Did Mario Puzo send Marlon Brando a letter asking him to star in The Godfather? In The Offer, Mario Puzo sends Marlon Brando (played by Grey’s Anatomy’s Justin Chambers) a letter asking him if he’d be interested in playing Don Corleone.

  9. bookanalysis.com › mario-puzo › the-godfatherThe Godfather Historical Context - Book Analysis

    Historical Period. The Godfather was written in 1969 and it is set against the backdrop of post-World War II America, spanning from 1945 to the early 1955. Importance of the historical period. The 1940s and 1950s were a peak period for organized crime in America.

  10. screenrant.com › godfather-movie-true-story-realThe Godfather: True Stories That Inspired The Movie - Screen Rant

    Aug 24, 2019 · These true stories served as inspiration for cinematic masterpiece, The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and released in 1972, The Godfather represents a landmark achievement both in filmmaking and storytelling, bringing together an iconic cast of actors led by Marlon Brando and a young Al Pacino.