The Godfather

Drama Crime ★ 8.7

The patriarch of the Corleone crime family is hospitalised after an attempt on his life and entrusts control of his business to his three sons - the violent and unpredictable Sonny, the weak-willed Fredo, and Michael, the youngest brother, who reluctantly takes up the reins but proves to be the most ruthless of them all. Francis Ford Coppola's gangster drama, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton

Today · Sunday, 30 August 1 airing
22:00
BBC Two
The Godfather
Thursday, 3 September 1 airing
22:20
BBC Four
The Godfather
Cast
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Don Vito Corleone
Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Michael Corleone
James Caan
James Caan
Sonny Corleone
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Tom Hagen
Richard S. Castellano
Richard S. Castellano
Clemenza
Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton
Kay Adams
Talia Shire
Talia Shire
Connie Corleone Rizzi
Gianni Russo
Gianni Russo
Carlo Rizzi
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
Captain McCluskey
John Marley
John Marley
Jack Woltz
Richard Conte
Richard Conte
Barzini
Al Lettieri
Al Lettieri
Sollozzo
Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda
Sal Tessio
John Cazale
John Cazale
Fredo Corleone
Rudy Bond
Rudy Bond
Cuneo