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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)
Video | 30 min | Documentary, Short

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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)

Video | 30 min | Documentary, Short

On the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's conception and shooting. Forces in the film industry were in conflict: Hollywood was on the ...See moreOn the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's conception and shooting. Forces in the film industry were in conflict: Hollywood was on the decline toward cultural irrelevance, conglomerates were taking over the storied movie studios and a new generation of auteur filmmakers including the young and then unknown Francis Coppola were emerging from film schools. The studio hated Coppola's ideas for casting, visual style and almost everything else, as they hoped for a quick, inexpensive exploitation of a pulpy best-seller. But one year later, said then Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the world premiere in New York City: "...this picture is going to be just huge around the world, because if you can cry for a leading character who has killed 100s of people when he- when he dies, and you cry for him when he's dying, that's touching greatness, and this man, Coppola, has touched greatness." Written by Kim Aubry See less

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Name	Known for
Walter Murch Self Self See fewer	The English Patient (1996)
George Lucas Self Self See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Francis Ford Coppola Self Self See fewer	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Peter Bart Self Self See fewer	Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Mick LaSalle Self - Film Critic, 'San Francisco Chronicle' Self - Film Critic, 'San Francisco Chronicle' See fewer	These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Robert Evans Self - Production Chief, Paramount Pictures 1966-75 Self - Production Chief, Paramount Pictures 1966-75 See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
William Friedkin Self Self See fewer	The French Connection (1971)
Steven Spielberg Self Self See fewer	Schindler's List (1993)
John Turturro Self Self See fewer	Fading Gigolo (2013)
Richard Belzer Self Self See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Kimberly Peirce Self Self See fewer	Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Trey Parker Self Self See fewer	South Park (1997)
David Chase Self Self See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Joe Mantegna Self (as Joseph Mantegna) Self (as Joseph Mantegna) See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
Alec Baldwin Self Self See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Kenneth Turan Self - Film Critic, 'Los Angeles Times' Self - Film Critic, 'Los Angeles Times' See fewer	Call Me Anna (1990)
Guillermo del Toro Self Self See fewer	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Luther Adler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Loves of Carmen (1948)
Richard Benedict Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Neville Brand Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Stalag 17 (1953)
Mel Brooks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
James Caan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Thief (1981)
Sid Caesar Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Grease (1978)
Wally Cassell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	White Heat (1949)
Richard Castellano Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Outlaws and Patriots
John Cazale Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dom DeLuise Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Kirk Douglas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ace in the Hole (1951)
Marty Feldman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Young Frankenstein (1974)
Michael V. Gazzo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather Part II (1974)
Bruce Gordon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Piranha (1978)
Sterling Hayden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Bern Hoffman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nocturne (1946)
Diane Keaton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
Morgana King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Henry Kissinger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Al Lettieri Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Getaway (1972)
Peter Mamakos Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
John Marley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Love Story (1970)
Paul Picerni Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Capricorn One (1978)
Mario Puzo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Victor Rendina Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Herman Rudin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Outer Limits (1963)
Vito Scotti Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Aristocats (1970)
G.D. Spradlin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ed Wood (1994)
Robert Stack Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Written on the Wind (1956)
Abe Vigoda Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Yvonne Wilder Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Keenan Wynn Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)