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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the American crime classic by Francis Ford Coppola, “The Godfather,” screening at the Jefferson Theatre on Friday, Nov. 18, featuring live performances on the Morton Wonder Organ prior to the film.
Dress in your best “Italian wedding” attire and stop by the mug shot photo op before heading into the theatre. 5 Under cannolis, craft cocktails, Coppola wine, and craft beer will be available for purchase. Herf’s Cigar Lounge will be selling cigars in the Alley.
Adult tickets are $6 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or at the Jefferson (345 Fannin St.) the day of the event at 5 p.m.
Spanning the years 1945-55, “The Godfather” is a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael, steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Noted as “one of the greatest and most influential films ever made,” the movie was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1990. It was followed by sequels, “The Godfather Part II” and “The Godfather Part III.”