CHAPTER 8
2008: The Godfather
Kissing frogs and kicking tyres
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The Godfather
Released: 1972
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
Synopsis: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Awards: 3 Oscars (Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Writing)
Trivia: Marlon Brando refused to accept his Oscar because of Hollywood’s discrimination against Native American people. The early buzz on the film was so positive that a sequel was planned before the first one had finished filming. Marlon Brando didn’t memorize his lines and read from cue cards during most of the film.
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By 2008 the business was flying. All ...
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