num_pages: 262
description: This fully authorized annotated and illustrated edition of the complete screenplay of The Godfather presents all the little-known details and behind-the-scenes intrigue surrounding the landmark film.The Godfather is considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made from its brilliant cinematic innovations and its memorable oft-quoted script to it magnificent cast including Marlon Brando Al Pacino Robert Duvall James Caan and others who are now among the most celebrated actors of our time. And yet the history of its making is so colorful so chaotic that one cannot help but marvel at the seemingly insurmountable odds it overcame to become a true cinematic masterpiece a film that continues to captivate us decades after its release.Now thirty-five years after The Godfather 's highly anticipated debut comes this fully authorized annotated and illustrated edition of the complete screenplay. Virtually every scene is examined Interviews with former Paramount executives cast and crew membersfrom the producer to the makeup artistand director Francis Ford Coppola round out the commentary and shed new light on everything you thought you knew about this most influential film. The more than 200 photographs from the film from behind-the-scenes and from the cutting room floor make this a visual feast for every Godfather fan.
language: English
title: The Annotated Godfather
publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal