Keswick Film Festival

- Alhambra

The Godfather

Director: Francis Ford Coppola Country: USA
Cert: 15 Year: 1972 Length: 175 minsLanguage: English/Italian
Alhambra Centenary
The Godfather

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From the 1970s

The story spans the years from 1945 to 1955 and chronicles the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael, steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Followed by Part 2 at 8pm

Critics

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As filmmaking and storytelling, 'The Godfather' remains a bravura piece of work, its set pieces, dialogue and performances entrenched cinematic icons.
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Time Out



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A measured, deathly serious epic.
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Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian



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Coppola's masterpiece reveals something new every time you watch it.
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Neil Smith, Bbc





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