Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Seen it?1977 | 1 seasons | 423 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Sopranos or Boardwalk Empire, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 28 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
A seven-hour chronological edit of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, expanded with over an hour of restored scenes to trace the Corleone family’s rise from Vito’s youth in Sicily to Michael’s reign in 1950s America.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Francis Ford Coppola
- Al PacinoDon Michael Corleone
- Marlon BrandoDon Vito Corleone
- Robert De NiroYoung Vito Corleone
- Robert DuvallTom Hagen
- James CaanSantino "Sonny" Corleone
- John CazaleFrederico "Fredo" Corleone
- Diane KeatonKay Adams-Corleone
- Talia ShireConstanzia "Connie" Corleone-Rizzi
- Richard S. CastellanoPeter Clemenza
- Sterling HaydenCapt. Mark McCluskey