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Luck played a part in the creation of some of the most memorable scenes in the two films. The film launched his career as one of the most honored actors of his generation.
THE GODFATHER 1 ACTORS TRIAL
“I thought this is either a dream or a joke…and then started the whole trial of them not wanting me and Francis wanting me,” Pacino recalled. Pacino said he originally wanted the part of the hot-headed son, Sunny, and thought Coppola “was really nuts” about wanting him to play Michael. Yet Coppola persevered because every time he read the script, he always saw his (Al Pacino’s) face, especially in the scenes in Sicily.” The #Godfather cast take a bow at to conclude the 45th anniversary reunion #Tribeca2017 /FS1D5KSGcU The biggies of the studio had then considered the legendary actor to be too short for the role. ‘The Godfather’ Cast at Tribeca Reunion /j5uypJPre1Īl Pacino who was a newcomer back then had to screen test “countless times” for the role of Michael, the college-educated son who takes charge of the Corleone business of casinos, gambling and racketeering. Brando went on to win an Oscar for his performance. They thought he mumbled and they hated the film…It was very dark,” said Coppola.
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Yet three weeks into shooting, there was more trouble. The studio later agreed “if Marlon will do a screen test and do it for nothing and put up a million dollar bond that he wouldn’t cause trouble during the production.”īrando created the rasping voice, jowly cheeks and oiled hair for Corleone in the screen test. “I was told (by studio executives ) that having Brando in the film would make it less commercial than having a total unknown,” Coppola said. The godfather cast had a reunion last night and yes im freaking out. Brando, who died in 2004, had made several box-office flops after a stellar career in the 1950s and had a reputation for being difficult. He revealed that he was almost fired and met stiff resistance to the casting of both Al Pacino as Michael Corleone and Marlon Brando as the titular Godfather. “Godfather” cast reunion at Tribeca Film Festival, New York, yesterday: #Getty /VAghZ51KLyįrancis Ford Coppola had some really interesting stories to share at the film festival. I forgot a lot about the making of it and thought about the story, and the story used a lot of family and my personal stuff,” Francis Ford Coppola spoke to Reuters. “I haven’t seen these movies for years, I found (watching) a very emotional experience.
THE GODFATHER 1 ACTORS MOVIE
Coppola recalled that Hollywood studio Paramount wanted to set the movie in the 1970s and make something “cheap and quick.” But the film had a less than auspicious start. The two films had won nine Oscars and their tale of how an orphan from Sicily emigrated to the United States at the turn of the 20th century and formed the Corleone crime family became movie classics. The cast members watched the back-to-back screenings of The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) along with the audience on the closing night of Tribeca film festival. The director and cast of The Godfather reminisced in the film’s 45th anniversary reunion on Saturday in New York about the trials, perseverance and inspiration that resulted in the Oscar-winning Mafia franchise.