Star Cast Of The Godfather

The Godfather, released in 1972, and filmed by Francis Ford Coppola, is a gangster crime drama movie based on Mario Puzo’s novel. The movie is the first installment of the Godfather series. The plot goes by Don Corleone’s refusal to enter the drugs market with legendary drug dealer Sollozzo is depicted in the film’s opening. Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, commands his organization against a competing group, the Sollozos, who are unrelenting in their drug campaign. Vito Corleone would not want anything to do with narcotics since he feels they are the Mafia’s doom. The Godfather is a drama, which spans ten years, and weaves a rich tapestry of the Mob lifestyle from the inside, immersing the spectator in the transition of authority within just a nearer family. In this article, let’s get to know more about the star cast of The Godfather movie in detail. 

Leading Star Cast Of The Godfather

• Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone
• Al Pacino as Michael Corleone
• James Caan as Sonny Corleone
• Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen
• John Cazale as Fredo Corleone
• Diane Keaton as Kay Adams-Corleone

Supporting Cast Of The Godfather

• Franco as Calo
• Saro as Vitelli
• Chris Anastasio as a Policeman
• Corrado Gaipa as Don Tommasino

Details of Star Cast Of The Godfather

1. Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone

When he was 10 years old, Vito Andolini, the patriarch of the Corleone family, left his native Corleone, Sicily, for the first time. The now-famous Vito Corleone, raised in Little Italy, New York, ascended through the ranks of organized crime to become the Don of the most influential Italian mafia family in the nation. On October 19, 1944, Brando made his Broadway debut in the famous play “I Remember Mama.” Young talent scouts from many studios wanted Brando to screen-test for them when he was a Broadway actor, but he declined because he refused to sign the then-standard seven-year contract. 

2. Al Pacino as Michael Corleone

Michael Corleone, the family’s youngest son and a World War II veteran would eventually succeed his father, Vito. Despite neither Michael nor his father had anticipated that he would engage in the “family business,” Michael would go on to establish himself as a master of Machiavellian cunning and brutality. The 1970s, one of cinema’s most influential decades, saw the emergence of Alfredo James “Al” ‘Pacino as an actor, and he became one of the most recognizable and enduring figures in the history of American cinema.

3. James Caan as Sonny Corleone

Sonny, Vito’s oldest son, was also the most irritable and quick on the draw. He frequently made hasty and impetuous judgments while serving as the underboss of the Corleone crime family, culminating in his explosive demise, one of the greatest in movie history. James Caan is a manly and enigmatic actor born and raised in New York. His life and acting career have had more ups and downs than the typical rollercoaster, and his role choices may have prevented him from achieving actual superstar status.

4. Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen

Going ahead with the ‘The Godfather’ movie star cast, Tom Hagen, adopted by the Corleone family at a young age and later served as Don Vito’s consigliere, was frequently caught between the family’s legal and illegal economic dealings. Hagen was an essential part of the Corleones’ success, even though his Irish ancestry prevented him from becoming fully assimilated into the mafia family. Duvall started establishing himself as a stage performer in New York, where he won an Obie Award in 1965 for his performance as the incestuous longshoreman “Eddie Carbone” in the off-Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge,” which was directed by his former roommate Hoffman.

5. Diane Keaton as Kay Adams-Corleone

As Michael Corleone’s second wife, Kay Adams portrays the audience’s viewpoint as an outsider navigating a culture that is alien in every sense but still being lured to its alluring traditions and loyalties. Diane Keaton was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance. She didn’t make many movie appearances for the remainder of the 1980s, but three of them received nominations. She played a bewildered, somewhat naive woman who falls connected with Middle Eastern terrorists in The Little Drummer Girl to break the typecasting she had acquired (1984).

6. John Cazale as Fredo Corleone 

Fredo Corleone, Vito Corleone’s second child, has a reputation for being the less strong and intelligent of the Corleone brothers. This, in turn, caused him to become highly resentful, which had adverse effects. Cazale played Stan, Gene Hackman’s assistant, in the 1974 thriller The Conversation, which also starred Harrison Ford and Gene Hackman. Francis Ford Coppola, who directed The Godfather, also served as the film’s director.

The Godfather: Awards

The movie earned Best Film, Best Actor (Brando), & Best Written Screenplay for Puzo & Coppola at the forty-fifth Academy Awards. In contrast, Caan, Pacino, & Duvall were nominated for Best Supporting Role, while Coppola was nominated for Best Director.

The Godfather: Interesting Facts

• The words “mafia” and “mob” are not mentioned in the film.
• Sofia Coppola appears in all 3 Godfather films.
• Brando declined his Best Actor award at the Oscars for his role in Godfather.
• Three Academy Awards were given to the movie
• The Godfather team already began preparing for the sequel when the first movie was not even completed.