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Godfather Treasures

The Official Motion Picture Archives
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With each passing decade, the stature of "The Godfather" grows not just among film buffs but also among audiences throughout the world discovering, or re-viewing, the film on television and DVD. In repeated polls, Coppola's masterpiece is ranked among the two or three greatest films ever brought to the screen. This saga of an Italian-American family and its immersion in Mafia traditions has been imitated and satirised - but never equalled. How to explain the enduring appeal of "The Godfather", and its two sequels? This book concentrates on the elements that combined, against all odds, to make the Paramount production so successful when it appeared in 1972: the screenplay from Mario Puzo's bestselling novel; a cast of actors who, apart from Marlon Brando, had not yet achieved celebrity; the vivid locations in New York and Sicily; and the inspired direction of Francis Ford Coppola (only 31 years old when shooting commenced). Containing many previously unseen behind-the-scene images from the Paramount Archives, this book is also unique in containing over 15 facsimile documents.

Table of Contents

Introduction; The Novel by Mario Puzo; The Screenplay; Francis Ford Coppola; Assembling the Cast; Problems with Pre-production; Production design; Cinematography; Shooting in Long Island and Manhattan; Location work in Sicily; Everyday Mafia Violence; Editing an epic; Making the Music; Premiere and press reception; Blitz at the Box-office; Deleted scenes; The Godfather Part II; The Godfather Part III.

Author Biography

PETER COWIE is a film historian who has written extensively on the work of Francis Ford Coppola, and in particular The Godfather trilogy. He is the author of some thirty books (including biographies of Ingmar Bergman, Orson Welles, Louise Brooks, and Francis Coppola), and was formerly International Publishing Director of the show-biz bible Variety.
Release date NZ
October 11th, 2012
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Pages
96
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
150 colour & black & white images
Publisher
Carlton Books Ltd
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Carlton Books Ltd
Dimensions
265x305x35
ISBN-13
9781780971933
Product ID
22259714

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