12+ Al Pacino The Godfather 1 Images. During his career he has brought a brooding seriousness and explosive rage to gritty roles, including those of gangster michael corleone in the godfather (1972) and drug lord tony montana. Not only did the movie transcend expectations, it established new benchmarks for american cinema.
Fredo has an outburst of anger against the arrangements made by his father vito and continued by michael, who is his kid brother but is to all effects a second father figure; Ruddy from a screenplay by mario puzo and coppola. Based on puzo's 1969 novel of the same name, the film stars marlon brando and al pacino as the leaders of a fictional new york crime.
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Not only did the movie transcend expectations, it established new benchmarks for american cinema. His paternal grandparents originated from san fratello, province of messina, and maternal grandparents originated from corleone, province of palermo, sicily. The godfather and the godfather part ii are often considered to be two of the greatest hollywood films of all time. Alfredo james al pacino is an american film and stage actor and director.