Marlon Brando was in a film adapted from a work.
Brando is widely known for his Academy Award-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront -LRB- 1954 -RRB- and Vito Corleone in The Godfather -LRB- 1972 -RRB- , as well as his performances in A Streetcar Named Desire -LRB- 1951 -RRB- , Viva Zapata !	Academy Award	Academy Awards	On the Waterfront	On the Waterfront	Vito Corleone	Vito Corleone	The Godfather	The Godfather	A Streetcar Named Desire	A Streetcar Named Desire
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy , based on Mario Puzo 's best-selling novel of the same name .	Francis Ford Coppola	Francis Ford Coppola	Albert S. Ruddy	Albert S. Ruddy	Mario Puzo	Mario Puzo	The Godfather	The Godfather (novel)	crime film	crime film	novel of the same name	The Godfather (novel)
