I believe in America. America has made my fortune.
Bonasera
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast
- Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden
- Year
- 1972
- Runtime
- 175 min
- Genres
- epic film, gangster film, crime film
- Countries
- United States, Italy
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'Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.' is half script, half improvisation: the screenplay had only the gun, and the cannoli half is credited to Richard Castellano on the day. The offer-he-can't-refuse line runs in the family -- Vito says it, Michael quotes it -- and the American Film Institute ranked it the second-greatest movie quote of all time, behind only Gone with the Wind.
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Clemenza
In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.
Fabrizio
I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.
Michael Corleone
My father is no different than any powerful man, any man with power, like a president or senator.
Michael Corleone
That's my family, Kay. It's not me.
Michael Corleone
Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever.
Michael
It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.
Michael
Mr. Corleone never asks a second favor once he's refused the first, understood?
Tom Hagen
Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man that doesn't spend time with his family, can never be a real man.
Vito Corleone
I like to drink wine more than I used to.
Vito Corleone
You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me?
Vito Corleone