Director Francis Ford Coppola Hid Under Bed After 'Godfather II' Backlash

'The Godfather' is considered one of the greatest movies of all time, but its sequel almost failed.

Acclaimed film director Francis Ford Coppola was 'so depressed' after the first viewing of his movie The Godfather Part II that he hid under his bed.Coppola helmed the original The Godfather movie in 1972, which is often regarded as one of the greatest movies of all time, and starred Marlon Brando, a young Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. It told the story of an organized crime family that had migrated to the U.S. from Sicily, Italy.

Despite that troubling experience, Coppola said one of the happiest times he ever had on set was making The Godfather Part II.' was a good experience because there was no nonsense or stupidity,' Coppola said referring to his notoriously difficult relationship with Paramount Pictures during the production of The Godfather.But ahead of making the famous sequel, Coppola did not want to direct it, instead hoping the then-up and coming Martin Scorsese could take over.

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