The Godfather Part 1
Francis Ford
Coppola's epic masterpiece features Oscar winner Marlon Brando as the patriarch
of the Corleone family. Coppola paints a chilling portrait of a Sicilian
family's rise and near fall from power in America, and the passage of rites
from father to son. He masterfully balances the story between family life
and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged. Based on Mario
Puzo's best-selling novel, this graphic and brilliant film garnered ten
Academy Award nominations®.
[source: Paramount Pictures]
Quotes:
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
(Don Corleone to Johnny Fontane about Woltz)
"A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."
(Don Corleone to Johnny Fontane)
"You sonofabitch, do you know who I am? I'm Moe Greene! I made my bones
when you were going out with cheerleaders."
(Moe Greene to Michael)
"She was beautiful! She was young. She was innocent. She was the greatest
piece of ass I ever had, and I've had'em all over the world!"
(Woltz to Tom Hagen)
MC: "My father is no different than any other powerful man -- any man
who's responsible for other people, like a senator or president." KAY:
"You know how naive you sound...senators and presidents don't have men
killed." MC: "Oh, who's being naive, Kay?"
(Michael and Kay conversing)
"I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman. Blood is a big expense."
(Sollozzo to Tom)
"If you had come to me in friendship, then this scum that ruined your
daughter would be suffering this very day."
(Don Vito to Amerigo Bonasera)
"Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to
your home on the wedding day of your daughter. May their first child be
a masculine child."
(What Luca Brasi wanted to say to Don Corleone)
On the day of your daughter's wedding
"It makes no difference to me what a man does for a living, understand."
(Don Corleone to Sollozzo)
"I guess I'm getting too old for my job. Too grouchy. Can't stand the
aggravation."
(McCluskey to Michael)
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