THE GODFATHER (1972) | 12 Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know

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Published 2023-04-16
Why Did Frank Sinatra Try to Get Filming of The Godfather Stopped? Why were real-life mobsters on set during filming? Why Did Coppola Have to Fight the Studio on Multiple Fronts?

These are just some of the little known Godfather facts that we cover in this video. Let us know what you think in the comments...

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All Comments (21)
  • Is the five hour cut out there somewhere? Just started re-reading the book and would like to see the long version.
  • @RodZilla11
    The CAST, ACTING, and WRITING for THE GODFATHER is unmatched! It’s the best movie of all times with the best acting of all times! Every person in this movie was the RIGHT PERSON, in the RIGHT PART, doing the RIGHT THING!! 🔥🔥🔥
  • @droberts1664
    Cant wait till Sunday, The Godfather marathon is on tv.
  • @edc1967
    1. New that. 2.Did not know that. 3.Knew that. 4.Knew that. 5. Did not know that (I love America) 6. Knew that. (Easy) 7. Knew that. 8. Did not know that. 9. Knew that. 10. Did not know that. 11. Did not know that. 12. Knew that.
  • The best movie ever made would of not been the same if Brando had not been the Godfather. It is still a movie the never grows old or tired. It is truly a classic movie. It was a perfectly cast movie as well. Thank godness that Coppola had the vision to make it the way he wanted. He is truly one of the top 5 directors ever. And, that is saying alot...
  • Marlon Brando's reading his line off of q cards was a method he followed. He believed that it allowed for spontaneity, since he was experiencing the lines as if he was thinking them for the first time. You cannot argue that the method didn't work.
  • @paulrusso4953
    The Greatest movie in cinematic history, by far. Absolutely flawless from the get go
  • I wish the 5 hour version would be done. That would be quality binge watching for sure. The deleted scenes from the TV version were great. Not a weak link among them. The scene with Genco on hid death bed really gave Vito a different persona when Genco begs Vito to stay because death would be frightened by the appearance of this man. I also wish they would put in the scene when Michael walks into a pizza place with a shotgun and kills Fabrizio.
  • @tr5947
    It's funny to hear "James Bond" was trying to give Ms. Littlefeather the Oscar. That was Roger Moore, who played Bond during the 1970s. Caan might have said he watched mobsters on the set to pick up subtleties, but Caan's was lifelong close friends with Andrew "Mush" Russo, who was a capo at that time and ultimately became the boss of the Columbo crime family. Russo and Caan died a few days apart last year. The budget constraints on the movie led to a few accidents (Caan hitting Gianni Russo (Carlo) with the stick he threw at him) and ad libs staying in the movie. When Don Corleone implores Johnny Fontaine to "act like a man" the laughs from Brando, Al Martino, and Robert Duvall stayed in the movie. It's been said Don Corleone's death scene was ad libbed as well, as was brushing something off of the Solozzo character's pants during their meeting. ETA: Richard Castellano's salary demands meant Clemenza's character was re-made into Frank Pantangele. I don't know if Castellano considered his decision to be a mistake, but his career went nowhere beyond a bomb TV show ("The Super") he decided to take on instead.
  • The acting and screenplay in this film is outstanding. Each actor compliments each other with their performance. Add the time element cars and dress you get an outstanding film.
  • @larrywest538
    Sachsen Little Feather was Mexican, Her family blew the whistle on her years later..
  • I always thought Al Pacino managed to get some height from his hat. Y'know, fun little moviemaking tricks.
  • I was just 15 when I saw The Godfather. I could not tell my Sicilian Nonno that I had actually gone to see it. He despised it because of the negative way it portrayed Italians. He would have been disappointed with me greatly.
  • @leftyspade
    Great one BS, this movie still is a Masterpiece- Love the editing
  • @kinpatsu6366
    "Sacheen Little Feather" was NOT Native American. He real name was Marie Louise Cruz. She was Mexican.
  • @garcel1251
    Que cards actually help from reshoots which cause the studio less money I would think that wouldn’t be “hard to work with” 🤷🏾‍♂️ but I’m not in movies
  • @BrazenBreeds
    Good job. As a Godfather savant I knew most of this but it was well presented and edited. Good luck with the channel.