Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is probably the most important and influential film of the early 1970s. It was loved by critics, won multiple Oscars and made a fortune at the box office. It also launched the careers of many young actors who would go on to become some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Let’s take five minutes to remember a few of these actors:

Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone

Al Pacino as Michael Corleone

James Caan as Santino “Sonny” Corleone

Diane Keaton as Kay Adams

Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen

Richard S. Castellano as Peter Clemenza

The Godfather (1972) has got to be one of my most favorite movies of all time and I am sure that it’s the same for many people. It’s a classic and everyone should have seen it at least once. I am going to take a look at the cast and see where they are now.

Marlon Brando – Vito Corleone

In 1972, Marlon Brando was already a massive star, winning an Oscar in 1954 for On The Waterfront (1954). Brando didn’t like to do interviews or press conferences so he would often use actors to represent him. He also wasn’t a fan of promoting himself or his films but he did it for The Godfather (1972) because he loved the movie so much.

Brando had been offered the role of Don Vito Corleone several times before but had turned it down each time. He decided to play the role in this film because he admired Coppola so much but only agreed when Paramount paid him $1 million. He received an Academy Award nomination but declined it because he was protesting against how American Indians were depicted in Hollywood films and didn’t want any part of the ceremony.

Brando won his

By now it’s no secret that The Godfather is one of the greatest films of all time, and it’s also no surprise that The Godfather cast is one of the most iconic in movie history.

The film was released on March 15, 1972 and is based on Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name.

The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall as the four main characters who play out a fictional account of what it’s like to be in a family business as a gangster in New York.

It won three Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Coppola).

During its theatrical release, The Godfather grossed $245 million worldwide against an estimated budget of $6 million.

It was followed by two sequels: The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990).

When Francis Ford Coppola’s epic film The Godfather was released in 1972, it was an immediate blockbuster. And it went on to become one of the most popular movies of all time. Part of the reason for its success was undoubtedly the high caliber of acting — both from established stars and from up-and-coming actors who were still relatively unknown at the time. Today, 40 years after the movie’s release, we take a look at the cast members and see what became of them after The Godfather.

Vito Corleone: Marlon Brando

The patriarch of the Corleone family is played by one of the top actors of his generation, Marlon Brando. Although he had already won two Oscars, this performance helped to establish him as one of the greatest actors in film history. In addition to his Oscar for The Godfather, Brando received nominations for five other films: A Streetcar Named Desire, Viva Zapata!, Julius Caesar, On the Waterfront and Last Tango in Paris (the latter two films were also directed by Francis Ford Coppola). In total he received eight Oscar nominations during his career. His other major films include One-Eyed Jacks (which he directed), Mutiny on the Bounty,

In 1972, The Godfather was released to critical acclaim and box office success. It still holds the record for highest grossing film of all time (adjusted for inflation) and is currently ranked at

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone, focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss.

The film was released in March 1972 to rave reviews and was a box-office sensation. It won three Academy Awards that year: Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando) and Best Adapted Screenplay (for Puzo and Coppola).

The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema and one of the most influential films ever made. It was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1990, being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone, focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss while also chronicling the corruption of America, the immorality of adhering to a strict family code and the decline of law and order.

The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning three: Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando) and Best Adapted Screenplay (for Puzo and Coppola). Its three sequels: The Godfather Part II (1974), The Godfather Part III (1990), are widely considered to be among the greatest films in cinema history.