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Mario Puzo
Writer 1920 - 1999

Mario Puzo

New York City, New York, USA

Mario Gianluigi Puzo  (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter, known for his novels about the Mafia, including The Godfather (1969). He adapted the novel into a film trilogy with director Francis Ford Coppola, for which he won the Academy... Read full bio →

Filmography

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10 titles
Superman II

Superman II

Richard Donner 2006 1h 56m 7.0

Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

John Glen 1992 2h 5.5

Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.

The Godfather: Part III

The Godfather: Part III

Francis Ford Coppola 1990 2h 42m 8.5

The last film from the Godfather trilogy ends the story of the mafia boss Michael Corleone sixteen years after the first two Godfathers. Critics and the public alike say it did not live up to the level or success as the firsts did although it was nominated for seven Oscars.

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Francis Ford Coppola 1984 2h 10m 6.8

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous

Superman II

Superman II

Richard Lester 1980 2h 7m 6.6

Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to marry Lois, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.

Superman

Superman

Richard Donner 1978 2h 24m 7.4

Superman is the very popular and successful superhero film starring Superman and based on the popular DC comic character. The film stars Christopher Reeve as Superman, Marlon Brando as Jor-El, and Gene Hackman as Lex Luther Superman's nemesis. The film was followed by three more Superman movies.

The Godfather: A Novel for Television

The Godfather: A Novel for Television

1977 7h 3m

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.

The Godfather: Part II

The Godfather: Part II

Francis Ford Coppola 1974 3h 22m 9.0

After the extraordinary success of the first Godfather film came this second saga of the New York mafia family. This mafia epic tells the story of Michael Corleone and his father Vito.

Earthquake

Earthquake

Mark Robson 1974 2h 3m 5.2

Earthquake is a 1974 American disaster film that achieved huge box-office success, continuing the disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. The plot concerns the struggle for survival after a catastrophic earthquake destroys most of the city of Los Angeles, California.

The Godfather

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola 1972 2h 55m 9.0

The classic star-studded film from the brilliant direction of Francis Ford Coppola tells the saga of New York mafia family’s everyday life. The film from 1972 became the new ultimate gangster film in the new Hollywood movement.

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