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The three-part gangster saga, Ital-ian-American director Francis Ford Coppola’ sThe Godfather (1972), The Godfather, PartⅡ (1974), and The Godfather, Part Ⅲ(1990), is a superb trilogy of films. The firsttwo parts are among the most celebrated,landmark films of all time. The screen-play of the film was based on Mario Puzo’ sbest-selling novel of the same name about aMafia dynasty--but all references to the“Mafia”were replaced with “the family. ” Manyfilm reviewers consider the second part equalor superior to the original, although the firstwas a tremendous critical and commercial suc-cess--the highest grossing film of its time.
The three-part gangster saga, Ital-ian-American director Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972), The Godfather, PartII (1974), and The Godfather, Part III (1990), is a superb trilogy of films. The firsttwo Parts are among the most celebrated,landmark films of all time. The screen-play of the film was based on Mario Puzo’ sbest-selling novel of the same name about aMafia dynasty--but all references to the“Mafia”were Replaced with “the family. ” Manyfilm reviewers consider the second part equalor inferior to the original, although the firstwas a very critical and commercial suc-cess--the highest grossing film of its time.