Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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), which he later co-adapted into a film with Francis Ford Coppola. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in both 1972, and 1974. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Puzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Complete Filmography
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Screenplay, Story
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are ...
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
Novel
Following the release of The Godfather Part III in 1990, Coppola, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch edited the three Godfather movies into chronological ...
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992
Story, Screenplay
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the un...
The Godfather Part III
1990
Screenplay
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sin...
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
as Self
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes ...
The Sicilian
1987
Novel
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
The Cotton Club
1984
Story
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
A Time to Die
1982
Novel
A World War II vet sets out in 1948 to avenge the death of his wife at the hands of Nazis. His targets are four Germans, a Sicilian, and a Hungarian w...
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
1981
Screenplay
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Comple...
Superman II
1980
Screenplay, Story
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop t...
Superman
1978
Story, Screenplay
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the ne...
The Godfather Part II
1974
Novel, Screenplay
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone at...
Earthquake
1974
Writer
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
The Godfather
1972
Screenplay, Novel
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corl...
Bangladeshi adaptation of The Godfather
N/A
Original Story
Head of a mafia family decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son. However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in ...