![]() It also rescued Paramount Pictures from ruin, and changed film-making for ever.īut before it was a film, it was a book. Indeed, it ignited a war between two of the most powerful forces in 1970s America: the titans of Hollywood and the Italian-American overlords of organised crime. And one of the most remarkable things about Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece about a Mob family in 1940s New York, and their battle for supremacy with the Mob's other leading families, is that it was every bit as eventful off screen as on. More discerning judges, dare I say, choose the Orson Welles classic Citizen Kane, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, or David Lean's Lawrence Of Arabia.īut those of us who think it's The Godfather, know it's The Godfather. ![]() Of course, there are plenty of other contenders for the title of greatest movie ever made. The greatest movie ever made is getting a 50th anniversary re-release, and if you've never seen The Godfather on the big screen, then make a note of Friday, February 25. Film-lovers have a treat in store in 2022.
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