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Cast
Marlon Brando (Don Vito Corleone)Al Pacino (Michael Corleone)James Caan (Sonny Corleone)Diane Keaton (Kay Adams)Richard S. Castellano (Clemenza)Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen)Sterling Hayden (Capt. McCluskey)John Marley (Jack Woltz)Richard Conte (Barzini)Al Lettieri (Sollozzo)Abe Vigoda (Sal Tessio)Talia Shire (Connie Corleone Rizzi)Gianni Russo (Carlo Rizzi)John Cazale (Fredo Corleone)Rudy Bond (Cuneo)Al Martino (Johnny Fontane)Morgana King (Mama Corleone)Lenny Montana (Luca Brasi)
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
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Synopsis
Don Vito Corleone, head of a mafia family, decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son Michael. However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in grave danger.
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