The Godfather

:This article is about the film. For the novel, see The Godfather (novel). For other uses, see Godfather.

Critical acclaim

The film is greatly respected among international critics and the public. It was voted greatest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly{{ref|ent-weekly}}, and #3 of all time by the American Film Institute. It is consistently, and currently, ranked #1 on IMDB's Top 250. More intellectually-inclined critics have never loved the movie quite as much as the general public. In the 2002 Sight & Sound poll of international critics, it was ranked as the 13th best film of all time.

Related Topics:
Entertainment Weekly - American Film Institute - IMDB - Sight & Sound

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Awards

The Godfather won three Academy Awards:

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• Best Picture
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando refused the award)
• Best Writing (adapted screenplay) (Francis Coppola, Mario Puzo)

The film was also nominated for eight additional Academy Awards. In addition, it won five Golden Globes, one Grammy, and numerous other awards.

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Golden Globe - Grammy

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The sequel The Godfather Part II also won an Academy Award for Best Picture, making the Godfather trilogy the only series of films to date to win multiple Oscars in this field.

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It was also the only sequel ever to win an Academy Award, until Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the Best Picture award in 2003 (imdb.com)

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Revenues

The film was an enormous box-office hit, smashing previous records to become the highest-grossing film of all time (until that record was surpassed by Jaws in 1975, and a number of other movies afterwards).

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Jaws - 1975

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The Godfather was also a great success with audiences. The film made US$5,264,402 in its opening weekend, which was a record at the time. The film's $134 million total North American gross briefly made it the highest-grossing film of its time.

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