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The Big Picture Due to its troubled production, The Godfather should've never been the classic it is today. Writer-director Francis Ford Coppola and Paramount head Robert Evans butted heads over nearly every creative decision, with the director on the brink of being fired at all times due to his unwavering vision. History proved that Coppola was right all along, whether it came to castingMarlon Brando and Al Pacino or setting the story in a period setting.
Release Date March 14, 1972 Director Francis Ford Coppola Cast Marlon Brando , Al Pacino , James Caan , Richard S. Castellano , Robert Duvall , Sterling Hayden Runtime 175 minutes Main Genre Crime Writers Mario Puzo , Francis Ford Coppola Studio Paramount Pictures Tagline An offer you can't refuse.
1:09 Related Marlon Brando Prevented a Promising Actor From Being in ‘The Godfather’ In a different world, it would’ve been Burt Reynolds, and not Al Pacino, who was starring as Michael Corleone. In the CBS Sunday Morning interview, Coppola never revealed Paramount's rationale behind cutting such a crucial scene out of the script. In the excellent commentary track of The Godfather's DVD release, however, Coppola shares a tell-all story about the troubled production. According to the director, the studio believed the scene was unnecessary.
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