Film, Video Web Page The godfather Mario Puzo's The godfather

Title

• The godfather

Other Title

• Mario Puzo's The godfather

Summary

• The Corleone family nearly falls from power in America, but the organized crime family prevails and power passes from father to son.

Names

• Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- film director screenwriter
• Ruddy, Albert S., 1934- film producer
• Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999, screenwriter
• Willis, Gordon, 1931-2014, cinematographer
• Reynolds, William, 1910-1997, film editor
• Zinner, Peter, film editor
• Rota, Nino, 1911-1979, composer
• Brando, Marlon, actor
• Pacino, Al, 1940- actor
• Caan, James, actor
• Castellano, Richard, 1933-1988, actor
• Duvall, Robert, actor
• Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986, actor
• Marley, John, 1907-1984, actor
• Conte, Richard, 1910-1975, actor
• Keaton, Diane, actor
• Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999
• Alfran Productions
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Paramount Home Video (Firm)
• Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• United States : Paramount Pictures, 1972 ; United States : Paramount Home Video, [1981?] ; United States : RCA SelectaVision, [1981?]

Headings

• -  Corleone family (Fictitious characters)--Drama
• -  Mafia--New York (State)--New York--Drama
• -  Organized crime--New York (State)--New York--Drama

Genre

• Gangster films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Videodiscs

Notes

• -  LP40553 U.S. Copyright Office
• -  Copyright: Paramount Pictures Corp.; 23Feb72; LP40553.
• -  Director of photography, Gordon Willis ; production designer, Dean Tavoularis ; edited by William Reynolds and Peter Zinner ; music composed by Nino Rota ; music conductor, Carlo Savina.
• -  Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton.
• -  In English with some Italian and accompanying English subtitles.
• -  Alfran Productions from Magill's survey of cinema, English language films, first series, v. 2, p. 638; not on viewing print.
• -  Videodiscs are reissue copies.
• -  Viewing copies (DAA 0250 and DAA 0251) have two videodiscs in one jacket.
• -  Theatrical projection print was donated when this film was selected for the National Film Registry.
• -  On CED disc jackets: RCA 00604 and CM12E-V205047.
• -  Based on Mario Puzo's novel.
• -  LC also holds The godfather--the complete epic, 1902-1959, LCCN 92516238, containingThe godfather and The godfather, part II.
• -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
• -  Viewing print partially viewed.
• -  Sources used: videodisc jackets; Copyright catalog, motion pictures, Jan.-June, 1972; Magill's survey of cinema. English language films, first series, v. 2, p. 638-643.
• -  Updated by qu26.

Medium

• viewing copy 2 videodiscs of 2 (optical) (ca. 175 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
• viewing copy (copy 2) 2 videodiscs of 2 (optical) (ca. 175 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
• viewing copy 2 videodiscs of 2 (CED) (ca. 175 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
• viewing print 19 film reels of 19 on 10 (ca. 175 min., ca. 15,750 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.
• theatrical projection print 19 film reels of 19 on 10 (ca. 175 min., ca. 15,750 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

• DAA 0250 (viewing copy)
• DAA 0251 (viewing copy, copy 2)
• DAA 0797-0798 (viewing copy)
• FGC 8011-8020 (viewing print)
• CQA 1391-1400 (theatrical projection print)

Source Collection

• LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
• Paramount Collection (Library of Congress)

Library of Congress Control Number

• 91482279

Online Format

• web page
• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/91482279

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