The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic (1981)

March. 24,1981

9.3

| Drama Crime

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television," released to video in 1981. Unlike the miniseries, which was presented in four segments (each with opening and closing credits), the Epic is presented as a single segment. In January 2016, HBO aired the Epic in its uncut and uncensored format, later making it available on its streaming platforms. The HBO showing contained most of the known deleted scenes, thereby lengthening the runtime of the Epic from its video release to 423 minutes.

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Cast

Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone

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Al Pacino as Michael Corleone

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Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen

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Reviews

StunnaKrypto

1981/03/24

Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

MamaGravity

1981/03/25

good back-story, and good acting

Kinley

1981/03/26

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Phillipa

1981/03/27

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.