As soon as this film was released, as it was forshort time recognized as one of the best films about gangsters. Moreover, it is included in the list of the best films in the history of cinema. No less glory was awarded to the leading actors in the famous Godfather film. Actors are the focus of this article.
Before remembering the names of the main screen faces,It is worth recalling the good fortune that has befallen the film. Three statuettes of "Oscar", as well as more than 35 different awards and nominations. Heads of film companies waited for the box office - with a budget of six million, the fees exceeded $ 100 million.
And although the film is an adaptation of the same namethe novel by Mario Puzo, “The Godfather” did not depart from the key narrative. Viewers are introduced to the story of the Corleone family, spanning a decade after the end of World War II. Don Vito marries his beloved daughter when his son Michael returns from the front. A tired hero, eager to rest, he is not going to participate in the family business. Don Corleone is waiting for a change, and Michael will have to take the helm of the whole clan.
Превращение из простого человека в мафиозного boss - the main intrigue. She is also considered the metamorphosis of the film “The Godfather”. The actors, first of all, Al Pacino, got so used to the images that the audience unanimously called the film a true reflection of reality, and not the imagination of the writers. For the native America, this role has become decisive. Decades later, Al Pacino will certainly be compared with the image of Michael Corleone. He himself believes that the role has given a start in life. For participation in the film, the actor received his first fee - 35 thousand dollars, and the third part of 1990 put 5 million in his pocket.
But not monetary reward is importantpart of his career. Thanks to the “Godfather”, Pacino turned into a number one Hollywood star. He was given roles in the most successful films, and he happily agreed. And not far away from the beloved image. So, in 1983, Pacino was invited to another crime drama - “The Man with a Scar”, where he appeared as Tony Montana, an ambitious criminal who became an influential drug trader in Miami. Ten years later, the actor appeared in the role of Carlito, the hero of the tape “The Path of Carlito,” a former drug dealer who dreams of tying up with a criminal past.
Today Al Pacino remains a respected veteran of Hollywood. He has about 150 roles, including such films as “The Scent of a Woman,” “The Devil's Advocate,” and “Donnie Brasco”.
As the saga talks about the whole family, there are many other characters in the film. Read about the brightest and most important for the plot.
After the founder of the clan Don Vitorefuses to invest money in the drug business, the local gangster Solozzo sends killers to him. The head of the family until the last preserves the principles of his business, but he is forced to transfer control first to one, then to another son. At the end of the film, he dies.
Величайший киноактер Марлон Брандо согласился performer the role of don vito. He even argued with the studio, which decided to give the director's chair to another director. The company itself asked not to involve him in the shooting due to fear of disruption of production schedules. Brando, who has already won audience success, was famous for making love at the playground. And although many other applicants were considered, this role was best played at the casting by Brando.
Чем знаменит этот человек?First of all, their behavior. Even in his teenage years, he was kicked out of school for riding a motorcycle within its walls. The actor’s filmography includes such famous films as “In the Port”, “Apocalypse Today”, “Don Juan de Marco”, “A Streetcar Named Desire”. In 1980, he announced the termination of an acting career, but continued to act in minor roles. He spent most of his time in Tahiti. The actor fell in love with this island so much that he brought back sand for his aquarium. Here he married a local woman.
For participation in the “Godfather” Brando received an Oscar. But he refused the award, declaring discrimination of the indigenous people of the country among the actors.
The eldest son - Santino nicknamed Sonny,considered the successor of his father, played by James Caan. His parents are Jewish immigrants. Born an actor in 1940. For five years, starred in a variety of TV shows until he won the lead role in the thriller “Woman in a Cage”. Before acting in The Godfather, he appeared in a number of successful projects - “Glorious Boys”, “Eldorado”, “Countdown”. In 1969, Francis Ford Coppola shoots the drama “People of the Rain”, in which Kaan claims the main role. Three years later, he invites him to the Godfather film.
James Caan appears in the second part of the saga as wellalso in the “Look Inside” documentary dedicated to the filming of the famous saga. The actor has five children who followed in his footsteps. Among them - Scott Caan, known for the TV series "Hawaii 5.0".
A lawyer who takes care of all matters relating toAct, is the adopted son of Don Vito. It was played by Robert Duval. The name of this actor is known to this day. He was born in the family of Admiral of the Navy and the actress. He considers the beginning of his career the film “To Kill a Mockingbird” of 1962, in which he was given a small role. Prior to The Godfather, he remained primarily a serial actor. With the release of the first part of his career soared up the hill - now he abandoned the secondary images and took on the first role of art paintings. He alternates between different genres, acting in "Betsy", "Escape", "Team". Francis Ford Coppola calls him in “Apocalypse Today”. Duval does not remain an actor of the “past” era. In the new millennium, he actively shines in the movies: “Gone in 60 seconds”, “Here are smoking”, “Sixth day”, “Four Christmas”, “Jack Reacher”. In 2014, the actor is a screen duo to Robert Downey Jr. in the family drama “Judge”.
Frederico Corleone became homely andlittle character in the mafia clan. The middle son Don Vito was played by John Casale. “The Godfather” became his film debut. The role brought success, followed by the criminal drama “Canine Midday”. She brought the actor the nomination for the award “Golden Globe”. It is noteworthy that Al Pacino starred in the film. Another notable film was the same Coppola thriller “Conversation”. All five films in the record of Casale were nominated for an Oscar. The actor died in 1978 of the disease. Until the end of his days, he continued to withdraw. His latest work was the war drama “The Deer Hunter”, where he played with his beloved, actress Meryl Streep.
Это далеко не полный перечень персонажей картины "Godfather". Gangster saga actors include such stars as Talia Shire (played the only daughter Don Vito marries), Diane Keaton (girlfriend and future spouse of Michael Corleone), Richard Castellano and Abe Vigoda (as capo Peter and Salvatore - the closest subordinates of the mafia chief ), Sterling Hayden (police captain, who turned out to be a corrupt official), etc.
“The Godfather” has absorbed all the qualitiesfilm, deserving the title of "best" and "significant": direction, script, game of first-class actors. Critics complained about the scene of violence, but this is only a means of reflecting the appropriate atmosphere of the story. The actors and the roles of the movie “The Godfather”, remembered for their colorful and diverse character, became the prototype for many other films.
“Крестный отец” рассказывает о трагедии человека, whose personal interests are supplanted by the interests of the family. He has nothing left but to turn into a cruel boss of a mafia clan under pressure.
