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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	Complicated Women (2003)
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	To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
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 Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Loves of Carmen (1948)
Richard Benedict Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Neville Brand Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Stalag 17 (1953)
Mel Brooks Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
James Caan Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Thief (1981)
Sid Caesar Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Grease (1978)
Wally Cassell Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	White Heat (1949)
Richard Castellano Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Outlaws and Patriots
John Cazale Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dom DeLuise Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Kirk Douglas Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Final Countdown (1980)
Marty Feldman Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Young Frankenstein (1974)
Michael V. Gazzo Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather Part II (1974)
Bruce Gordon Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Piranha (1978)
Sterling Hayden Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Bern Hoffman Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Nocturne (1946)
Diane Keaton Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
Morgana King Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Henry Kissinger Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Al Lettieri Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Peter Mamakos Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
John Marley Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Love Story (1970)
Paul Picerni Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Airport (1970)
Mario Puzo Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Victor Rendina Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Herman Rudin Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Outer Limits (1963)
Vito Scotti Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
G.D. Spradlin Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Ed Wood (1994)
Robert Stack Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Written on the Wind (1956)
Abe Vigoda Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Yvonne Wilder Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Keenan Wynn Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)