欧美电影简介：《教父》

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《教父》是派拉蒙影业公司出品的一部黑帮题材的电影，改编自马里奥·普佐的同名小说，由弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉执导，马龙·白兰度、阿尔·帕西诺等主演。影片于1972年在美国上映。该片讲述了以维托·唐·科莱昂为首的黑帮家族的发展过程以及科莱昂的小儿子迈克如何接任父亲成为黑帮首领的故事。1973年这部电影获得了第45届奥斯卡奖最佳电影、最佳男主角、最佳改编剧本三项奖项；此外还获得了第30届美国金球奖最佳电影奖、最佳导演等奖项。2007年美国电影协会评选了“百年百佳影片”，《教父》排名第二。 

The Godfather is a 1972 American epic¹ crime film directed by Francis Ford² Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy. The screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola was based on Puzo's 1969 novel of the same name. The film stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a powerful New York crime family. The story spans the years 1945 to 1955 and centers on the rise of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from a shy family outsider to a ruthless Mafia boss. It also reports the experiences of the Corleone family under the patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando). Everyone who sees it remembers the scene with the horse's head in the bed. The film cost $6.5 million and grossed $268,500,000 at the box office.

The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema. It is also considered to be one of the most influential³, especially in the gangster⁴ genre⁵. It is ranked as the second greatest film in American cinema (behind Citizen Kane) by the American Film Institute, and was selected for preservation⁶ in the United States National Film Registry in 1990 for being "culturally significant." The film's success spawned⁷ two sequels: The Godfather Part II in 1974, and The Godfather Part III in 1990. It won three Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor (for Brando) and in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for Puzo and Coppola. The film was released in English and Sicilian. It has a running time of 175 minutes.