Father of the Godfathers

Father of the Godfathers
Directed by	Pasquale Squitieri
Screenplay by	Orazio Barrese Massimo De Rita Arduino Maiuri Pasquale Squitieri[1]
Based on	I complici: gli anni dell'antimafia by Orazio Barrese[1]
Produced by	Mario Cecchi Gori[1]
Starring	Giuliano Gemma Claudia Cardinale Francisco Rabal Stefano Satta Flores
Cinematography	Eugenio Bentivoglio[1]
Music by	Ennio Morricone[1]
Production company	Capital Film[1]
Distributed by	Cineriz
Release date	4 November 1978 (1978-11-04) (Italy)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤ 2.304 billion

Father of the Godfathers (Italian: Corleone) is a 1978 Italian crime film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. It stars Claudia Cardinale, Giuliano Gemma and Tony Kendall and is set in Sicily in the 1950s.^[1] Gemma was awarded 1979 Best Actor at the Montréal World Film Festival for his role.^[2]