The Godfather

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Critics' Reviews

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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
A great American picture, full of incredible images and lasting moments.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The wedding sequence... is a virtuoso stretch of filmmaking: Coppola brings his large cast onstage so artfully that we are drawn at once into the Godfather's world.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Overflowing with life, rich with all the grand emotions and vital juices of existence, up to and including blood. And its deaths, like that of Hotspur in "Henry IV, Part I," continue to shock no matter how often we've watched them coming. [16 Mar 1997, Calendar, p.7]Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Vincent Canby
One of the most brutal and moving chronicles of American life ever designed within the limits of popular entertainment. [16 Mar 1972]Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
The picture is a series of mini-climaxes, all building to the devastating, definitive conclusion... It was carefully and painstakingly crafted. Every major character - and more than a few minor ones - is molded into a distinct, complex individual.Read Full Review »
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