Al Pacino and Robert De Niro show their support for The Godfather at the Tribeca Festival

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Whether it be fans, critics, actors or filmmakers, rarely has one film gotten similar reactions from people who are in agreement about its brilliance.And that's exactly what's gone down in the 50 years since Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather premiered in theaters across the U.S.In honor of the 50th anniversary, leading man Al Pacino, who played eventual head of the Corleone family Michael Corleone, and Robert De Niro, who portrayed the young version of his father Vito Corleone in the sequel, attended a special tribute and screening at the Tribeca Festival in New York City.

Classic: Robert De Niro, 78, and Al Pacino, 82, took part in a special 50th anniversary tribute and screening of The Godfather at the Tribeca Festival in New York CityThe Tribeca Festival, an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions and co-founded by De Niro, screened arestoration of the film on Thursday night.Ahead of showtime at the United Palace, Pacino sat down on stage withMichael Hainey to discuss the movie, which earned 10 Academy Award nominations, and its lasting impact.

At the 45th Academy Awards in 1973, the iconic crime film won the coveted Best Picture award, along with Best Actor (Marlon Brando) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola).

Classic: The Godfather (1972), starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan and John Cazale is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever Fate: Pacino, 82, had only had one film on his resume when Francis Ford Coppolaapproached him about playing Michael Corleone Revered: Pacino discussed the lasting impact of The Godfather with Michael Hainey at the Tribeca Festival in New York City on Thursday Over these five decades since its release, the film has received.