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Field Name Type Example Valid Values Notes
1. IMDb Constant Title Code 7 Digit Number 0068646   Unique code for each title in IMDb database
2. Title Text The Godfather    
3. Year 4 digit Number 1972   First Public Screening
4. Plot Outline Text A Mafia boss' son, previously uninvolved in the business, takes over when his father is critically wounded in a mob hit.    
5. Plot Summary Text Don Vito Corleone is the head of a New York Mafia "family". Problems arise when a gangster supported by another Mafia family, Sollozzo, announces his intentions to start selling drugs all over New York. Don Vito hates the idea of drugs, and he is quite happy with the gambling/protection etc. that make him money, so an attempt is made on his life. Sollozzo then kidnaps one of Don Vitos advisors, and tries to make him force Don Vitos son to agree to sell drugs, but the plan goes wrong when Sollozzo finds out that Don Vito is still alive.    
6. Principal Cast Text Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
Diane Keaton
Richard S. Castellano
Robert Duvall
  Up to five
7. Genre Text Set Crime, Drama Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film-Noir, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller, War, Western Subset of 12 values.
8. MPAA Rating Text USA:R G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, X Potentially Multiple
9. U.S. Runtime Minutes 175    
10. Trivia Text
  • The phone number Michael calls to find out news about his father is Long Beach 4-5620.
  • Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, and Dustin Hoffman were all offered the part of Michael Corleone, but all refused. Robert Redford and 'ONeal, Ryan were also considered.
  • Robert De Niro read for the parts of both Sonny and Michael Corleone. Director Francis Coppola decided that he wasn't right for the role of Sonny, and already had Pacino in mind for Michael.
    		•   3 entries
    11. Goofs Text
  • Continuity: A glass of wine in the wedding scene.
  • Anachronisms: In several scenes wine bottles are shown with the DOC Italian wine classification designation shown on the bottle. DOC designations did not come in effect until the 1960s.
  • Continuity: The waiter fills Tom Hagen's glass twice within seconds during his dinner with Woltz.
    		•   3 entries
    12. Writer(s) Text
  • Coppola, Francis Ford
  • Puzo, Mario
    		•   Potentially Multiple
    13. Plot Keywords Text Set
  • garrote
  • revenge
  • father-son-relationship
  • marital-abuse
  • italian-american
  • crime-epic
  • police-brutality
  • organized-crime
  • police-corruption
  • heroin
  • based-on-novel
  • drugs
  • severed-horse's-head
  • racial-slur
  • radio-city-music-hall
    		•    
    14. IMDb Average User Rating Number 9.0   Avg. User rating on a scale of 1-10
    15. Link to official site URL N/A   Potentially Multiple
    16. Additional Cast Text
  • James Caan
  • Talia Shire
  • Sterling Hayden
  • John Marley
  • Richard Conte
  • Al Lettieri
  • Abe Vigoda
  • Gianni Russo
  • John Cazale
  • Rudy Bond
    		•   10 Max
    17. External Reviews Links URL
  • ww.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/examiner/archive/1997/03/21/WEEKEND7240.dtl
  • http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1999/10/god1028.html
  • com/cgi-bin/chronicle/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1997/03/21/DD65519.DTL
  • http://film.com/film-review/1972/8735/15/default-review.html
    		•   10 links Max
    18. Links to Trailers Text http://us.imdb.com/Trailers?0068646   Potentially Multiple
    19. Producer(s) Text
  • Frederickson, Gray
  • Ruddy, Albert S.
    		•   Potentially Multiple
    20. Distributor(s) Text Set Paramount Pictures [us]    
       
    Academy Awards®
         		   
    21. Year 4 Digit Number 1973   Year Award was given, not film release.
    22. Category Text Best Picture    
    23. Name-id Text Ruddy, Albert S. Recipient  
    24. Result Won Won Won, Nominated