The Godfather

Screening as part of The Films of Robert Duvall.

The Godfather:

***Nominated for 11 Academy Awards® including Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Duvall

Few films loom as large in cinematic history as The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, this landmark crime saga redefined Hollywood storytelling with its operatic scope, moral complexity, and indelible performances. 

Among them, Robert Duvall stands out as Tom Hagen, the cool-headed consigliere whose quiet intelligence and restrained loyalty provide the Corleone family with its moral center. Winner of multiple Academy Awards and endlessly quoted, imitated, and revered, The Godfather remains a towering achievement, and an offer cinema lovers still can’t refuse.

1972, 175 minutes, USA, In English, Italian, and Latin with English Subtitles, Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Rated R

"It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I enjoyed it as much as anyone ever did." – Robert Duvall (Augustus "Gus" McCrae, Lonesome Dove)

Few actors embody American cinema with the quiet authority of Robert Duvall. Born in 1931, he emerged from the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he studied under Sanford Meisner alongside classmates Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and James Caan.

Duvall made his film debut as the iconic Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird and rose to prominence with indelible performances in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. Garnering six Academy Award nominations across four decades (finally winning the Oscar® for Tender Mercies), four Emmy® nominations, and winning four Golden Globe awards, Duvall balanced intimate character studies with epic dramas.

From M*A*S*H and Network to Days of Thunder and Lonesome Dove, Duvall has commanded the screen in Westerns, crime sagas, and fiercely independent films such as THX-1138, Sling Blade, and The Apostle. Enzian honors the legacy of one Hollywood’s most celebrated performers, a man whose career reflects a rare blend of restraint, gravitas, and enduring versatility.