This scene from the Godfather(dir Francis Ford Coppola , 1972) is famous because the low key light immerses the characters in darkness and this suits the world of the film  , in fact , this film earned the cinematographer , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Willis the nickname the ‘Prince Of Darkness’ due to his work on the film . I believe that the lighting in  this film helped to make it as distinctive as it is.