Sonny retaliates with a hit on Tattaglia's son. When Michael asks him why he removed his father's police guards and asks how much he was paid to do so, McClusky breaks Michael's cheekbone. McCluskey, Sollozzo's unofficial bodyguard, orders him removed.

When Michael decides to remain guard, NYPD Capt. Vito survives, and at the hospital, Michael thwarts another attempt on his father. The family receives a fish wrapped in Brasi's bullet-proof vest, indicating that Luca 'sleeps with the fishes'. Sollozzo pressures Hagen to persuade Sonny to accept Sollozzo's deal, then releases him. Later, Sollozzo kidnaps Hagen, then has Vito gunned down in the street. Brasi is garroted to death during his meeting with Bruno Tattaglia and Sollozzo. Suspicious, Vito sends his enforcer, Luca Brasi, to spy on them. Wary of involvement in a dangerous new trade that risks alienating political insiders, Vito declines. Shortly before Christmas, drug baron Sollozzo, backed by the Tattaglia crime family, asks Vito for investment in his narcotics business and protection through his political connections. Woltz refuses until he wakes up in bed with the severed head of his prized stallion. Johnny Fontane, a popular singer and Vito's godson, seeks Vito's help in securing a movie role Vito dispatches his consigliere, Tom Hagen, to Los Angeles to persuade studio head Jack Woltz to give Johnny the part. His youngest son, Michael, who was a Marine during World War II, introduces his girlfriend, Kay Adams, to his family at the reception. In 1945 New York City, at his daughter Connie's wedding to Carlo, Vito Corleone, the Don of the Corleone crime family listens to requests. 5.3.2 American Film Institute recognition.4.2.1 The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration.It was followed by sequels The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990). National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1990, being deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' and is ranked the second-greatest film in American cinema (behind Citizen Kane) by the American Film Institute. It was selected for preservation in the U.S. Since its release, The Godfather has been widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, especially in the gangster genre. In addition, the seven other Oscar nominations included Pacino, Caan, and Duvall for Best Supporting Actor, and Coppola for Best Director. The film also revitalized Brando's career, which had declined in the 1960s, and he went on to star in films such as Last Tango in Paris, Superman, and Apocalypse Now.ДЄt the 45th Academy Awards, the film won Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando), and Best Adapted Screenplay (for Puzo and Coppola). The Godfather acted as a catalyst for the successful careers of Coppola, Pacino, and other relative newcomers in the cast and crew.

The film received universal acclaim from critics and audiences, with praise for the performances, particularly those of Brando and Pacino, the directing, screenplay, cinematography, editing, score, and portrayal of the mafia.

It was the highest-grossing film of 1972, and was for a time the highest-grossing film ever made, earning between $246 and $287 million at the box office. The Godfather premiered at the Loew's State Theatre on March 14, 1972, and was widely released in the United States on March 24, 1972. The musical score was composed principally by Nino Rota, with additional pieces by Carmine Coppola. Filming took place primarily on location around New York City and in Sicily, and was completed ahead of schedule. Studio executives had trouble finding a director the first few candidates turned down the position before Coppola signed on to direct the film but disagreement followed over casting several characters, in particular, Vito and Michael. Paramount Pictures obtained the rights to the novel for the price of $80,000, before it gained popularity. The story, spanning from 1945 to 1955, chronicles the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando), focusing on the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton. The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name.

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